Tag Archives: NHS
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How the Lib Dems plan to make EU think again
1May 18, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Assessing this Liberal Democrat manifesto is an odd business. They aren’t even suggesting that it is a manifesto for Government, …
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EU Referendum – the two lies behind the ‘£350m a week’ claim
1June 6, 2016 by Paul Goldsmith
If the central message of your referendum campaign consists of two lies you have a problem. The picture above shows …
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How should I vote tomorrow? 2 – the Parties
2May 6, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
The problem for me is that I know too much. It is not a matter of conceit, but a fact …
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UKIP should understand that cutting foreign aid will INCREASE health tourism
Leave a commentApril 7, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
During last week’s leaders’ debate we saw the launch of what UKIP insiders have called a ‘shock and awful’ strategy …
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Profit caps for private healthcare providers – The wrong answer to a problem that doesn’t exist
1March 30, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
I wish someone could take Ed Miliband by the lapels and ‘help’ him to understand that demand has to meet supply. …
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Why the Conservatives should talk more about the NHS
1March 27, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
There are a lot of frustrated people following this election campaign. Journalists are frustrated by only receiving pre-prepared soundbites and …
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Andy Burnham and the NHS – lose the politics
Leave a commentJanuary 29, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
He won’t like the comparison, but Andy Burnham is going to find out over the next few months what it …
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The NHS is a political football for a good reason
Leave a commentJanuary 13, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
First of all, let me get something straight. Labour has every right to use the NHS as a political football, …
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The NHS – contracting out is not privatisation, and the left should stop shouting “squirrel”
Leave a commentDecember 16, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
If you ever want to see a real Conservative in action, listen to someone from the left talk about the …
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Jack Monroe, and the left’s confusion between wrong and wicked
Leave a commentNovember 29, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Look at the picture, bottom right, of David Cameron and his son Ivan. Ivan died, aged six, in 2009, having …
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Nigel Farage wants his country back. To what extent?
Leave a commentNovember 14, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Journalists love Nigel Farage for a simple reason – he gives good copy. He says what he believes and isn’t …
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The best way to pay for the NHS in future? Immigration
4November 6, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, published a report last week into the future of the health service, …
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Have we just discovered that the NHS is a Westminster bubble issue but not a voting issue
Leave a commentOctober 14, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Amongst the fall-out from the astonishing performance of UKIP on Thursday in the Heywood and Middleton by-election, it is possible …
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Cameron delivers a speech aimed at tightening the Tory defence of Downing Street
Leave a commentOctober 2, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
David Cameron made his pitch to the nation yesterday in his last conference speech before the 2015 General Election. The …
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Ed Miliband – you forgot the economy, stupid
Leave a commentSeptember 24, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Ed Miliband forgot two sections of his speech today. One of his favourite party tricks is to memorise his speeches …
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Ed Miliband must speak clearly about why ordinary people should vote Labour
Leave a commentSeptember 22, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
This week is the Labour Party’s conference. Conference season in the UK is a time when policy proposals are discussed …
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Whole of life health and social care insurance or “Death tax”? Worth a debate
Leave a commentAugust 3, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Two years’ ago, having supported Andrew Lansley’s reforms, David Cameron lost his bottle in the face of opposition from health …
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Austerity 2 – you ain’t seen nothing yet
Leave a commentJuly 6, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The UK has one of the largest budget deficits in the world. The amount that our government spending exceeds our …
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The N-H-S – Cameron’s 2010 priority should become Labour’s 2015 focus
Leave a commentJune 29, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
David Cameron, in the run-up to the 2010 General Election, said that his priorities could be summed up in three …
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Dr Sarah Wollaston – the type of person who gives MPs a good name
Leave a commentJune 19, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Dr Sarah Wollaston is the answer I give to anyone who lazily tells me that MPs are all the same …
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Labour’s 48-hour GP pledge – strange politics and economics?
Leave a commentMay 13, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Ed Miliband’s pledge that under a Labour government all patients will get an appointment with their GP within 48 hours is …
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