Tackling Inflation Progressively
Why we need a different approach to handling oil price shocks In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. By May of that year, oil prices had spiked sharply to well over $100 […]
Healthcare Privatisation — Should We Care?
Why we should be concerned about the Nature, Extent and Impact of Healthcare Privatisation in the UK This is an approximate transcript of the meeting in Parliament on 24 February […]
Scoring the 10-year Plan: Fit for the Future?
Inaugural meeting in Parliament of the Working Group on the NHS This is an approximate transcript of the inaugural meeting in Parliament on 11 November 2025 of the Working Group […]
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 […]
When to Change a Winning Game
“Big Bill” Tilden – the 1920s equivalent of Roger Federer – said, “Never change a winning game; always change a losing one.” Almost always, that is sound advice – but […]
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 […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Silver Blaze is one of Conan-Doyle’s best-loved stories: Sherlock Holmes has to solve a killing and find a missing race-horse – and of course he does both. At one point […]
Your chance to read The Rational Policy-Maker’s Guide to the NHS
After a successful launch and engaged discussion in Parliament this afternoon with a cross-party group of MPs and Peers, hosted by Richard Burgon MP, our hard-hitting new report is […]
Safe in Their Hands!?
After 13 years in power, the Conservatives want us to believe that the UK is safe in their hands. This article explains how, given a just a few more years, […]
Have We Finally Had Enough?
Many people in the UK are extremely concerned about the future. Most are poorer today than they were in 2010, and this year is forecast to see the sharpest drop […]