by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 30, 2023 | Diary Archive
It puzzles me why we have to have politicians running the NHS. Some may remember the latest one to be sacked, Nadim Zahawi, had been appointed Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment. Rather an important job, one would imagine, particularly in...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 5, 2022 | Diary Archive
Enough is enough Amongst all the problems one has to deal with around the NHS, one can’t help noticing that there are some Whitehall residents that are doing a very good job. Would whoever is Secretary of State for Health this week, take note: Larry keeps his...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 13, 2022 | Diary Archive
It’s Party time! Having just got over Partygate, it seems it’s party time again in Downing Street. So now could be a good time to revive Musical Chairs, the game we played as children. But this time, gather all the many aspirants for party leadership...
by Verite Reily Collins | Mar 29, 2022 | Diary Archive
During treatment, I was told about support groups but thought these were for others. Used to raising funds for them, I just thought they weren’t meant for me – until someone pointed out what an idiot I was, and sent me off to experience for myself what...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 19, 2021 | Diary Archive
I used to watch TV news every night – all the way through. Now, I turn it off after five minutes of watching ranting from a Prime Minister, who seems totally confused and can’t string a sentence together – he has lost me completely. Covid is...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 14, 2021 | Diary Archive
It’s doubtful that “lessons will be learned” from the cross-party Science and Technology Committee and the Health and Social Care Committee’s latest report. The report focussed on the mega-errors in the Government’s handling of the...
