The Real Blog

First, a bit of transparency is required. I’m a customer of the Co-operative Bank, and I’ve been irritated with them for ages – long before ...

My nine-year-old came back from school yesterday evening in a cynical mood.  What had piqued his cynicism was the constant repetition, in rh...

For the past generation, Western Australia has been pioneering a different way of organising social care. It was the brainchild of their n...

I've just spent the weekend doing Ports-mouth, and not just because it is a Lib Dem city, but because of the museums, Mary Rose (fabulo...

I apologise for my temporary absence (let's hope it makes the heart grew fonder).  I've been busy setting up a new co-operative thin...

I had a fascinating day yesterday with the energetic management team at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, and it was an impressive expe...

It isn't every day someone launches a new think-tank, but that's what I'm going to do today (not by myself, but with others).  T...