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This article was published in The Telegraph on 27 November 2025. Budgets aren’t easy for chancellors because so many things are beyond your control. But being...

This article was published in The Telegraph on 22 November 2025. I know first-hand how stressful putting together a Budget can be. On one occasion, flagship...

This article was published in the Sunday Times on 22 November 2025. The chancellor has promised us that her tax rises will be “fair”. That is usually a code for...

This article was published in the Sunday Times on 9 November 2025. During my time as health secretary, nothing caused me more anguish than the repeated failures...

This article was published in The Telegraph on 29 October 2025. Jeremy Hunt has said it is “ridiculous” to blame the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and...

This article was published in the Times on 28 October 2025. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is reported to have dealt a hammer blow to Rachel Reeves...

This article was published in the Financial Times on 25 October 2025. Bill Clinton once said, “deal with the headlines, but never forget the trend lines”. When...

This article was published in the Times on 17 November 2025. Labour must be careful not to “squeeze universities too hard” and “kill the golden goose”, Jeremy...

Lucian Leape, a physician and renowned pioneer in patient safety, once said: “The single greatest impediment to error prevention in the medical industry is that...