tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post1775992288573332778..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: The funny old world of Government spin?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-23398507975473223862008-06-07T05:56:00.000+01:002008-06-07T05:56:00.000+01:00"..financial management has improved a lot in the ...<I>"..financial management has improved a lot in the NHS.."</I><BR/><BR/>...and waiting times are down, and there's no MRSA or other bugs to speak of and the staff are happy and...what's that? Ooooh, unicorns!!<BR/><BR/>At least now I know what happened to that chap who used to go on tv to report for Saddam's side in the Iraqi war. His English is rather good now, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-42138299442246023182008-06-06T17:49:00.000+01:002008-06-06T17:49:00.000+01:00They forgot to mention the debt from PFI which is ...They forgot to mention the debt from PFI which is concealed!Armchair Sceptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700172701458170654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-53432216421844636632008-06-06T16:26:00.000+01:002008-06-06T16:26:00.000+01:00Normal. Government is mostly run by Lawyers, so it...Normal. Government is mostly run by Lawyers, so it totally makes sense :-)scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06082078010039826568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-59618171173535310242008-06-06T16:08:00.000+01:002008-06-06T16:08:00.000+01:00Yes - but I'd read the Daily Mirror as well - by s...Yes - but I'd read the Daily Mirror as well - by some strange coincidence the overall debt figure (in black by £515m) was the surplus (income statement) figure for last year (current year surplus is £1658m) and the debt figure they quote for certain hospitals (917m) was last year ends net deficit figure when this year the figure has been reduced to £122m. The press release actually is quite precise in its statements. <BR/><BR/>All this goes to show (quite well) that non financial journalists haven't got a clue when it comes to numbers - and even if you tried to spin a line to them they would probably get it wrong. <BR/><BR/>Actually what the figures show is that financial management has improved a lot in the NHS (it couldn't have been much worse you might wish to say) and overall things are now pretty much on an even keel.tory boys never grow uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172736984147732661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-58971665553105547522008-06-06T14:54:00.000+01:002008-06-06T14:54:00.000+01:00So you havn't actually read the press release then...So you havn't actually read the press release thendizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-70206569513771786172008-06-06T14:41:00.000+01:002008-06-06T14:41:00.000+01:00Not really if you understand the difference betwee...Not really if you understand the difference between an income statement and a balance sheet - unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately for some) most journalists don'ttory boys never grow uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172736984147732661noreply@blogger.com