Tag Archives: Making a Difference

I am a woman – don’t pick me though

Posted on 15 November 2011 by Fiona Melville

One of the… shall we say interesting tendencies that some of the Conservative leadership has is to assume that they can appoint one person who will solve every problem they have. Then – because no-one can do everything – they … Continue reading →

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A mixed market triumph for public service provision

Posted on 11 November 2011 by Andrew Laird

This week, private company Circle Healthcare won a 10 year contract worth £10bn to run the financially troubled Hichingbrooke hospital in Huntington, Cambridgeshire. Plenty of individual NHS services are already delivered by independent providers but this is the first time … Continue reading →

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Luke’s World: It doesn’t have to be like this

Posted on 4 November 2011 by Fiona Melville

Luke wants to be a vet. But you’ve heard him. He doesn’t think he’ll make it. He doesn’t know how to make it from where he is. He’s fatalistic – he thinks he’ll probably end up like his sister. There … Continue reading →

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Opening up data to give people what they want

Posted on 17 October 2011 by Fiona Melville

I am shamefully late to this (catching up on articles from 2 weekends ago…) but this article by Ben Goldacre in the Observer encapsulates so much of why governments get stuck in actually DOING anything. For the record, I am … Continue reading →

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The Apple Factor

Posted on 9 October 2011 by Mario Creatura

  The response to the death of Steve Jobs has been nothing short of remarkable. I’d wager not since the passing of Princess Diana has a comparable level of global mourning been felt for one person. According to biographer Leander … Continue reading →

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