Why did I do it?
I had never been involved in politics, certainly not party politics but, in July 2007, I was asked by a friend, who headed up one of the public sector reviews in Iain Duncan Smith’s Centre for Social...
View ArticleThe Conservatives may be doing the right thing, but in the wrong way
With all these massive changes in the our social welfare system going on, I wonder if they are being communicated with honesty and, in particular, if the Conservative element of the Coalition couldn’t...
View ArticleLabour opportunity after AV vote?
Only a year ago I was out there electioneering as an Independent Candidate in the last General Election. The reasons I did this were explained here at the time. In short, alongside many other...
View Article‘Role of Government’ in a capitalist society
I cannot believe our politicians have only just realised that the ‘Role of Government’ in a capitalist society is the most fundamental problem they need to solve. It shows an extraordinary lack of...
View ArticleHow the Banks can save the NHS
In June last year, I posted an insight to solve the NHS problem which, given the cost of the NHS is forecast to increase from £130bn in 2015 to £260bn in 2030, is a big one. At the time, David Cameron...
View ArticleWhy can’t companies have ‘social’ as well as ‘limited’ liability?
It does get lonely, this blogging business. My career has been in the much more collaborative world of marketing and advertising, where I am used to researching opinion, sharing knowledge, knocking...
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