Tag Archives: Andrew Lansley

Regional pay: how to increase the North-South divide and weaken the ConDem coalition?

Posted on April 21, 2012 by PinkPolitika

As anticipated following Chancellor George Osborne’s budget, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has now declared that ‘regional’ pay for health workers is on the agenda. Needless to say, those in the South-East will earn more under this arrangement than colleagues further North.  … Continue reading →

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Personal politics; when moralising replaces civic responsibility

Posted on March 24, 2012 by PinkPolitika

The big issues in UK politics are how the Government is destroying public services, in favour of provision for which it is absolutely not responsible.  De-governance as quickly as possible is the route our Conservative-dominated political leadership has chosen. The increasing interference … Continue reading →

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Tory ‘dictatorship of the moment’ … LibDems, where are you?

Posted on January 20, 2011 by PinkPolitika

There is clear and fundamental purpose behind the apparent chaos of the current Conservative-led ‘reforms’.  The chaos is a cover, whether intentional or not, to distract us whilst a root-and-branch revision of the rules of engagement is being embedded into UK politics. There’s little doubt now … Continue reading →

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Flu jabs: shifting targets from mortality to (short-term) money?

Posted on January 15, 2011 by PinkPolitika

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has now confirmed that a majority of pregnant women have not had flu jabs:  more than 70% remain unvaccinated.   Given the low immunity and raised vulnerability of this women expecting babies this is a very serious concern. In past … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday for some; no delivery date for others

Posted on January 8, 2011 by PinkPolitika

A story I heard about events which happened yesterday (Friday 7 January) seems to resonate with some current concerns of top people in maternity care. The tale goes that a leading and very large NHS hospital sent at least two expectant mothers home again … Continue reading →

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In fear of livelihoods; or only of luncheon? Some inequalities do justify shroud-waving

Posted on January 2, 2011 by PinkPolitika

‘Some of us are in fear of our livelihoods; others only of our luncheon.’ Thus, with beguiling directness, wrote Matthew Parris in his Times article yesterday (1 January 2011:  ‘Don’t kid yourselves. There must be victims’). ‘We are not … … Continue reading →

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