Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Wrong blanket coverage

Check out the patient's shirt in this cartoon from last week's Economist:


But as the NHS was ripped apart by a dodgy surgeon wielding a rusty scalpel blade over decade ago... shouldn't that blanket be relabelled "EHS"?

3 comments:

The Aberdonian said...

Good Morning O'Neil

Off topic I know, but I thought I should alert you that the Manx Nats are on the march and are imbedded in the Manx government!

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/uk_more_foe_than_friend_to_island_says_minister_1_2898182

More foe and than friend - sounds more like something from SF than SNP! What would you say if a SNP or PC minister came out with that sort of language?

Surely it is time to cut the Manx down to size and strip them of their fiscal autonomy?

I am sure you will denounce the minister's statement.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/isleofman/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9337000/9337117.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/isle_of_man/8437857.stm

O'Neill said...

Warning duly noted and the gunboat is on its way!

(any chance of that post you promised me re IOM??!)

The Aberdonian said...

I remembered at the weekend that I still owed you the Crown Dependencies article.

Yeah,the Hon Anthony "call me Tony" Brown, sparkie to the people (HM Chief Minister of the Isle of Man)was a bit embaressed by the remarks. He said his minister was relecting a personal view and not that of the Manx government.