Refresh or Replace?
On Friday, the results came in from three by-elections: in Selby and Ainsty, Somerton and Frome, and Uxbridge and South Ruislip. This article takes a quick look at the conclusions […]
Killing the Hydra
Sometimes the challenges facing those of us who would like the UK to remain a civilised country with a functioning democracy and a strong social contract seem daunting. This article […]
Parliamentary launch of The Rational Policy-Maker’s Guide to the NHS
This is an approximate transcript of the presentation given by Mark E Thomas at the launch, hosted by Richard Burgon, MP on 4 July. Present from Parliament were MPs Caroline […]
Publicity for The Rational Policy-maker’s Guide to the NHS
Our report was published yesterday, after Tuesday’s launch in Parliament. Here is some of the media coverage: In Public Sector Focus Magazine On LBC In the Morning Star […]
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 […]
Interview with LBC on the NHS
Here is a link to the interview by Chris Golds on LBC with Mark E Thomas, on Monday 26 June, 2023. Here is more about our new report, The Rational […]
How not to handle the cost-of-living crisis
Churchill commented, “It is a joke in Britain to say that the War Office is always preparing for the last war. But this is probably true of other departments and […]
The Frog, the Elephant and the Jellyfish
In late 2015, I began work on the book which was finally published in 2019 as 99%: Mass Impoverishment and How We Can End It. The book’s original working title […]
The Rational Policy-Maker’s Guide to the NHS
If we allow the NHS to fail, our economy will fail with it The Rational Policy-Maker’s Guide to the NHS presents evidence and analysis to demonstrate that: The overall business […]
From Nasty to Nat-Con?
This article looks at how far and how fast the Conservative Party has shifted to the extreme right, and what we can do about it: Leading Conservative Party members […]