90. NHS in crisis, the Blair-Brown years, and Mandela on Gaddafi
In our first podcast of 2023, Rory and Alastair discuss the NHS in crisis and how government investment needs to be coupled with structural reform. There's also a look back at Alastair's diaries during the transfer of power from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown, and an analysis of newly-released documents from the National Archives.\n\nShow notes:\nIan Kennedy, 'The NHS Dream is Dying', The New European, 08.12.22\nJohn Burn-Murdoch,\xa0Data Scientist\nJohann Hari,\xa0Chasing the Scream\n\nBecome a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, join the TRIP Plus Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up.\n\nInstagram:\n@restispolitics\n\nTwitter:\n@RestIsPolitics\n\nEmail:\nrestispolitics@gmail.com\n\nProducers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen\n\nExec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices