Do we want it?
Kasparov faced IBM’s Deep Blue in 1997, symbolising the rise of machine intelligence. While AI replaces skilled tasks, investing in human expertise and education offers an alternative to ensure insightful, impactful progress.
Category: Healthcare
Why bother?
It’s Monday, and we’re considering change. But maybe the real question isn’t about doing things differently—it’s about doing them better. Take inflammatory bowel disease, for example. Prescription costs, bureaucracy, and the administrative overhead aren’t just costly—they’re failures in the system.
Don’t Demolish It!
Our main character, driven by a twisted sense of schadenfreude, played a magical flute that enchanted the town’s children, leading them to a beautiful land from which they were never seen again.
Made of?
Wes Streeting lacks the qualities of a natural leader. He relies on authority rather than insight, using the power of his position instead of inspiring and empowering those he leads.
Intend to
Labour pledged not to raise taxes directly on “working people,” committing to hold off on increases to National Insurance, VAT, and income tax. However, the budget raised National Insurance contributions for employers and increased capital gains tax, which may indirectly affect workers by driving up business costs.
DUDOP
Primary care appears to be under immense strain, facing financial challenges that threaten its sustainability. The Treasury has compounded these pressures by imposing significant National Insurance increases on GP practices. This comes on top of rising operational costs and an overwhelming demand for services.
Thank you
Hearing those words—Mr. Lilley, you have cancer—changed everything. You’ll never feel the same again. Even writing them sends a chill down my spine, raising the hair on the back of my neck. It sets my mind racing, replaying the moments of my life, with all its failures and missteps flashing before me.
Tread
Budgets aren’t just abstract figures on a screen; they arrive with heavy boots, and those setting them should step carefully, mindful of the lives they impact.
Getting on with
Customers tend to judge their waiting or queueing experience based more on how long they wait rather than the number of people ahead of them. This is often seen in situations like airport border control.
Australia
Quadrant prioritisation, popularised by Steven Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, is actually based on Eisenhower’s Matrix. President Dwight D. Eisenhower originally developed this method to prioritise tasks by urgency and importance.