by Jamie Snape | Mar 16, 2018 | Blog, NHS, Politics
On Wednesday of this week, I awoke to the terribly sad news that Professor Stephen Hawking had passed away, a man who I’d found so incredibly inspiring for so many years. His work was undoubtedly brilliant, and I’m happy to admit that even when he sought to...
by Jamie Snape | Mar 8, 2018 | Blog, NHS, Politics
Coincidentally I write this post in the same week as Prime Minster Theresa May slammed private developers in her speech on the UK property crisis stating, “The bonuses paid to the heads of some of our biggest property developers are based not on the number of homes...
by Jamie Snape | Mar 7, 2018 | Blog, NHS, Politics
This coming April, without being properly evidenced and openly debated in Parliament, Jeremy Hunt (the Health Secretary) plans to quietly introduce legislation that fundamentally changes our NHS forever. As the plans stand today, they allow him to hand the running of...
by Jamie Snape | Nov 17, 2017 | Blog, NHS, Politics
There is a great deal about the United Kingdom that as a nation we can be exceptionally proud of. Our culture, music, sports, industry, politics and arts have for a long time influenced people throughout the world. For me though, our nation’s greatest achievement was...
by Jamie Snape | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog, NHS, Politics
This summer, I once again found a member of my family in the care of NHS professionals. Our then 3-year-old son Joseph was left with a badly broken leg following an accident on a trampoline. After the help he was given, I was left once again with a feeling of complete...
by Jamie Snape | Mar 2, 2017 | Blog, NHS, Politics
Six months ago the country voted for Brexit, I mention that just in case you weren’t on Earth at the time and missed it. Personally I looked at the EU referendum from the point of view of my children’s future, and on balance I felt it was too big a risk...