Andy Cowper
Editor, Health Policy Insight; contributing editor & columnist, HSJ. "The Nicole Kidman of health policy" (Simon Stevens). "Childish abuse" (Andrew Lansley).
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Mackey: Staff care about workload and belonging, not systems
The former NHS Improvement chief executive has said he cannot explain system working to staff as they "don't care" and are more concerned about whether they have "enough colleagues to get through the workload of the day".
Andy Cowper
The unresolved NHS 'parochial vs ecumenical' (or 'sovereign vs system') dilemma, highlighted by the former NHS Improvement on-loan-leader's words
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After last night's historic failure, will Labour's left finally learn the lessons of 1983?
After Foot's disastrous election, Jeremy Corbyn claimed "everything had been fudged." Now, Labour must learn from a new defeat
Working-class voters didn’t trust or believe Labour. We have to change | Jess Phillips
Labour can’t be defensive about where it went wrong. We need honest self-criticism, says the MP for Birmingham Yardley
We won the argument, but I regret we didn’t convert that into a majority for change | Jeremy Corbyn
We must now ensure that the working class, in all its diversity, is the driving force within our party
Tuberculosis kills more people than any other pathogenic illness
New drugs, vaccines and tests offer hope, though
Joe Smith obituary
Record company executive who signed the Grateful Dead and Van Morrison, and enjoyed massive success with the Eagles
Andy Cowper
Joe Smith obituary | ‘He described Van Morrison as “a hateful little guy”, though considered that “he’s the best rock’n’roll voice out there”.’
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Labour Activists In The North West Are Furious The Party Is On The Attack, Instead Of Defending Marginal Seats
"It’s incredibly frustrating and disheartening. There’s no thought to where people are needed and no support for seats we need to hold which at present we won’t.”
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Health and high quality care for all, <br />now and for future generations
A big Conservative majority means action on health
Boris Johnson asked the people for a working majority and they gave him a landslide. In legislative terms, he will...
Devoid of agility, charisma and credibility, Corbyn has led Labour into the abyss | Polly Toynbee
The Labour leader has allowed his party to be riven by sectarianism, antisemitism and Brexit, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Never mind the ballots: election night special
Matt d’Ancona and Chris Cook on a victorious night for the Conservatives and a devastating one for Labour
This is Labour’s 21st Century crisis. Brexit was simply the warning flare
Tonight Labour's bastions fell like dominoes to the Tories. But the warnings signs had long been apparent
The Jam - Going Underground
Andy Cowper
@axelheitmueller “The public gets what the public wants,
But I want nothing this society's got.”
The Jam - Going Underground
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The polling that shows Corbyn is to blame for Labour’s decline
The reason Jeremy Corbyn is not preparing to lead the first majority Labour government since 2010 is Jeremy Corbyn. The Labour leader is proving the falseness of the cliché that ‘oppositions don’t win…
The Almanac Quiz of the Year: 2019
An article by Ipsos MORI for the Quiz section of Ipsos MORI’s 2019 Almanac.
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Polling Day Seen Through The Eyes of A Losing Candidate - Me (And How to Lose Gracefully)
Fourteen years ago I stood as a candidate in the 2005 general election. It seems a very long time...