It is rare to hear the defence establishment talking plainly about the need to protect Britain against external threats.
He wants to take people with him in his quest to hit the Government’s target. But will radical policy ideas fit with his emollient political approach?
We’re not only better than others at making choices about how to spend our own lives and money – it’s also extremely important for us to be able to do so.
Neither Tory MPs nor voters want a poll, but a paralysed Government and Parliament would make one all but unavoidable long before 2022.
There is zero chance that the public are going to back any meaningful reform of the service any time soon.
The Vote Leave director is the onlie begetter of this cashfest. But we’ve said it before and say it again: Britain can’t tax its way to prosperity – or a better health service.
It’s time for a big investment to secure the long-term future of medical and social care free at the point of delivery.
If ‘fair play’ is to mean anything, then it is vital that legal redress is available to all – regardless of income or background.
The Conservatives are not going to win the hearts and minds of the British people by proposing Labour-lite policies. There must be something different on offer.
Its failures begins with the machinery of Government – the core civil service itself. This must be fixed.
Former Downing Street adviser Sean Worth notes that “the NHS is currently more productive than it’s ever been”.
Yes, some rises are inevitable. But they must be balanced by spending reductions elsewhere if economic policy is to be practicable and coherent.
Money would go from one person through a bureaucracy to another person in the same household – who probably holds a joint bank account with the first person.
“Using their own money would enable older people to take greater control over their care options.”
But some of the reforms listed above would improve the quality of healthcare, save money and set the service on a more long-term footing.