Friday 14th November 2025

[refitman]

Morning all.

And thanks for the QT review Sky.

[Frog222]

Morning all.And thanks for the QT review Sky.

[Frog222]

Morning all.And thanks for the QT review Sky.

Yes . A great Report even, but what a wonderful set of subjects to work on ! Enjoyed the "Reform goblins grunting about forriners" , and much more.

Rushing for another appointment, but this tp read later --

https://bsky.app/profile/bwganbuzz.bsky ... ldc7uuis2q

(( Gaby Hinsliff, on Wez and NHS reform...))

[Frog222]

The first lol of the day goes to Ben Jennings --

[Frog222]

So much at the G that I really had to search for that Hinsliff link, my first post --

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ces-labour

Basically it's this --

This week, Streeting finally gave the green light for axing about 18,000 backroom NHS jobs, in a reorganisation that is ultimately supposed to save £1bn a year to be spent on frontline care, but will cost at least that to implement upfront.

For Streeting has embarked on a high-stakes and surprisingly under-discussed reform of the NHS that, if it works, could become the model for rebuilding a crumbling public realm without intolerably high taxes;

More detail --

slash bureaucrats, who aren’t popular, and put the money into frontline care, which is. Merging NHS England back into the Department of Health and Social Care and cutting regional commissioning boards will cut headcount, but will also lead to a devolution of power, with good hospital trusts in theory freed from central control. It has risks but it is a model likely to be echoed across government, with other cabinet ministers exploring the use of devolution, digital tools and AI to deliver services differently – which will mean some painful decisions about the human jobs displaced.

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Given Wez's large amounts of pressies from the Private Health industry, I want to know how much privatisation is in his plans, as the above are the sort of organisational changes that a truly public NHS would need .

[refitman]

When was the last time there was a 'Trot' in the Labour party?

[Frog222]

Small niggle on this -- G Business Live : 2h ago 12.55 CET

10-year and 20-year gilt yields are on the rise again, as investors try to determine how confident they are about the Labour government’s ability to raise enough funds to offer some fiscal certainty and stability long-term.
The 20-year gilt yield is at 5.233%, up 0.125 percentage points

You don't need to watch Richard Murphy's daily youtube chat to know that the UK govt has No Problem "raising funds", it's just a question of the PRICE !

In my misspent youth the cost of borrowing one year CHF would be say 1%, DEM 2%, GBP 3%, and the ITL a magnificent 20%

Funds were still raised !

[Frog222]

When was the last time there was a 'Trot' in the Labour party?

The FT's article is confirmation that at least one Streeting Ally is as possessed by hatred for the Left as is Morgan McSweeney....

which also strengthens the (ideological) probability that the Streeting Reforms of more devolved decision-making is to open the door to more privatisation.

EDIT PS plus of course the venal possibility that there will just be much personal Loot to be had .

[Frog222]

The Fox News Patriot of The Year Award

Goes to MELANIA !

(Plugs her new film capturing her philanthropy etc etc )