Putin’s war with Ukraine is unwinnable but as a leader, he cannot afford to lose Daniel Sleat Ten months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one simple fact has become abundantly clear: set against its original goal to completely conquer Ukraine, Moscow cannot win the war but neither can Putin afford to lose it. Ukraine has fought heroically to repulse the original Russian invasion and to push back Putin’s forces. But, for all [...]
We do need serious mental health policy change, but we also need a change of heart Daniel Sleat This week I shaved off my beard to leave a resplendent moustache. I haven’t done Movember before but this year, I wanted to play a part. Last year, 75 per cent of suicides were men. I’ve always been cautious about campaigning along identity lines, but there is clearly a specific issue with men’s mental health. [...]
To recreate a 1997 victory, Labour needs to find a clear path to do more – with less Daniel sleat One of the most recent polls has put Labour 26 points ahead of the Conservatives. Even less favourable polling would still give Labour a big 1997-style landslide. In other words: great news for Labour, bad news for the Tories, with the Prime Minister already clinging to her job just five weeks in. The question for [...]
As Vladimir Putin raises the stakes, he reveals a losing hand in Russia’s war on Ukraine September 30, 2022 From the start Putin has been playing a high stakes game of poker with a losing hand.
Russia is overplaying its hand to try and force the West to give concessions February 22, 2022 AS world leaders plunge into an eleventh hour bid to talk Vladimir Putin down from the edge of a war with Ukraine, the fundamental misconceptions at the heart of Russia’s objectives in Ukraine must be dispelled in order to calibrate the right response. Russia wants a pro-Moscow administration in Ukraine without having to undertake a [...]
Plans to shift GPs around the country will do little to restore the health of the NHS November 9, 2021 Fresh proposals to relocate GPs to poorer areas have added further fuel to the ongoing political controversy about patient access to medical care. It sounds radical and could well be necessary – but it’s only a short term solution for the “levelling up” agenda, which should mean wholesale transformation for the entire country rather than [...]
The NHS will continue to be a blackhole of cash until we confront its underbelly October 27, 2021 Can enough money ever fix the NHS? Rishi Sunak is the latest in a long line of Chancellors to promise increased spending for the health service, after the Government committed a further £5.9bn. The investment is welcome for a health service that has suffered enormously. But it only touches the surface of answering the problems [...]
