Our comrade the King is a dead man walking. Who is the King?

I've got to tell you, I'm at a bit of a loss. Comrade Nicholson is up shit creek with a thousand NHS whistleblowers from hell on his case. WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? I dont want to give him the old heave-ho, no one has more intimate or labyrinthine knowledge of how the NHS works. AND he has always delivered. What? What was that? Oh, I know I cant sack him... I'm not really in charge of the NHS anymore. That would be down to the NHS Commissioning Board...I think.  But seriously, between us I'm not sure how long he can hold out. The big beast is wounded and it's beginning to look mortal.

So ..I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't begin to start to think about the succession. Now if you were me who would you choose? Someone who believes in the founding principles of the NHS? Someone who believes the NHS should be free at the point of use? Decisions decisions. Well I was looking over the line up of candidates the other day and I've got to say one has really caught my eye. Oh...you want to know who? Well, get an eyeful of this guy

Now you may not think he looks the part but let me tell you why I'm so impressed. This guy is a fully paid up member of Team Twunt. His name is Mark Britnell.

1) Britnell left the NHS to work for KPMG just before the coalition took over. This man knows when to jump ship.

2) Britnell has aligned himself with the philosophy of  Team Twunt. He is on the record as saying that the NHS will become a form of state insurance and private providers will help you all get better when you are sick. So he's cool with the Health & Socal Care Act....He also predicted that the NHS will be "shown no mercy" in the first few years after the Health & Social Care Act were passed. The man is a prophet!!

3) The guy talks my language. He wants the NHS to be "entrepeneurial". 

4) He is very careful to make sure he praises the NHS while pointing out its faults and constantly makes the case for co-payments.

5) In case you thought that he was enjoying the benefits of the private sector too much to return the the open sore of the NHS, he has promised to come back.This man knows when to jump back on the ship. (When the captain has just been made to walk the plank)

So, you see what I mean? My kind of guy. It would be a shame if Comrade Nicholson had to go but....every cloud.....I think I'll just give him a ring.....

Credit to the NHS (A memo for members of Team Twunt)

***FOR TEAM TWUNT EYES ONLY***

You may have noticed this recent report regarding Standard & Poor's shot across the bows to G20 countries that they risk credit rating downgrades if they don't 'reform (1)' their healthcare costs. Now given Gidiot's dogged like attachment to the argument that austerity was in part to maintain the UK credit rating this represents an opportunity. OK ...he may have ballsed-up his execution but that's not the point. We should increasingly be using this threat of a credit downgrade as an argument for NHS spending cuts....especially in the run up to the next election. Positive reports that the NHS is among the best and cheapest healthcare systems in the world should be suppressed or ignored. This should not be too hard in the post-Francis era. We have to get this message on repeat NOW to soften up the public for the post 2015 cuts. And keep the 'The NHS is safe in our hands!" message on repeat...

Yours
The Twunt

(1) 'Cut'