How to Analyse the Spring Statement
On March 26, Rachel Reeves is due to unveil her Spring Financial Statement. The Statement will create a framework within which the rest of government must work to try to […]
Parliamentary Launch of The Rational Policy-Maker’s Guide to Rebuilding the NHS
This is a summary of the meeting, sponsored by Richard Burgon MP, held in the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 4 March 2025. Present from Parliament were Richard Burgon MP, […]
The NHS: Too Good to Gamble With
Mark E Thomas recently spoke at the AGM of Doctors for the NHS who have kindly produced this transcript of the talk. Introduction We launched The Rational Policy-maker’s Guide to […]
Remembrance Past and Present
Since the end of the First World War, Remembrance Day has been an occasion to commemorate the members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives. Initially, it was those […]
A Very British (National Health) Scandal
Article by Sophie McManus We all know the NHS is in crisis; escaping from the crisis will require a much more serious effort to ensure that the NHS has the […]
Pre-Budget Discussion on National Renewal
On Tuesday 8 October, we ran an event in Parliament to help MPs to get to grips, before the Budget, with what it will take to deliver national renewal and […]
We Can Afford the NHS
We British prize the NHS highly – and we consistently say that we want our politicians to protect and rebuild it. In fact it is the #2 issue, behind tackling […]
The Rational Policy-Maker’s Guide to the NHS at the Senedd
Following our successful launches at Westminster and Holyrood, this is an approximate transcript of the launch of The Rational Policy-maker’s Guide to the NHS at the Senedd in 17 April, […]
The Rational Policy-maker’s Guide to the NHS at Holyrood
This is an approximate transcript of the presentation given by Mark E Thomas at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood on 7 February 2024 at an event for MSPs and other […]
Malice through the Looking Glass
After 13 years of increasingly far-right rule, the rot eating away at the fabric of our country is clear to almost everyone: we have a weak economy and an unprecedented […]