He's Not a Health Secretary, He's a Very Silly Boy

The Minister for Health and News Corporation has managed to breach the law, and a New Labour law at that, in his rush to protect front-line services from the ravages of the NHS. The high court has ruled that Jeremy C Hunt's attempt to reduce services at Lewisham hospital was in violation of the National Health Services Act 2006; it is certainly a tribute to the Bullingdon Club tradition of middle-aged men in a hurry that the Minister for Health and News Corporation cannot even chip away at the National Health without falling foul of legislation passed by that fanatic of state socialism, the Reverend Blair. The court gave Hunt leave to appeal the decision, in the best long-term interests of patients or (if you'll excuse the tautology) in the best short-term interests of Serco and its ilk; which, thanks to the taxpayers and unlike those in need of legal aid, Hunt can well afford to do.