Andrew Lansley
Andrew Lansley
Andrew David Lansley, Baron Lansley, CBE, PCis a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliamentfor South Cambridgeshire from 1997 to 2015...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 December 1956
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We have arrived at the point where the public are right in thinking that John Prescott no longer serves a purpose in governing the country, only a purpose in trying to hold together the fragile peace in the Labour Party
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I know that nurses are not only the largest healthcare profession but are responsible for the delivery of most healthcare, and are often in the best place to be able to see the whole pathway of care.
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In reality, we've had more spending, more bureaucracy, more waste and higher costs but without necessary reform nor rising productivity.
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Look back to 1948 when the British Medical Association denounced Aneurin Bevan as 'a would-be Führer' for wanting them to join a National Health Service. And Bevan himself described the BMA as 'politically poisoned people'. A survey at the time showed only 10 per cent of doctors backed the plans ... But where would we be today if my predecessors had caved in?
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Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behavior, and they are classic excuses.
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We should not make the mistake of equating the E.U. with Europe. Outside the E.U., we wouldn't cease to be Europeans. But, an exit would definitely risk losing those opportunities for our children while growing no similar opportunities elsewhere.
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I became a Conservative in the late 1980s because I could see that the Conservative party had transformed Britain's economy and our standing in the world compared to Labour in the 1980s.
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It is in my heart that I believe most strongly that our future is within a reformed E.U. - not least because we now live in a global marketplace.
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If, like me, nothing is more important to you than our children's future, then their opportunities must be protected.
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I'm not going to go mystery shopping in the NHS because we have a million people every day using it and rating its facilities.
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I think we have to understand that sugar is an essential component of food; it's just that sugar in excess is an inappropriate and unhelpful diet.
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Experience in other countries shows how big money, rather than the best political candidate, can influence politics.
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Especially some of the poorest in our society need to have the greatest support because health inequalities are too wide.
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As a Coalition Government, we inherited a legacy of lack of trust and confidence in political system.