I've signed it, although of course, the thing here isn't just the legislation, it's the contempt of Parliament.

It isn't a matter of signing it to stop it happening. The Health Act has already been enacted prior to being allowed to. PCTs have been dissolved, commissioning groups (the GP led bodies) have already begun commissioning (paying for) services and as for private provision, the last Tory government under Bliar & Broon set up private NHS providers...

The sad part is; Most of what Lansley wishes to do doesn't need news legislation, and that which he seeks to improve is based on disputed 10 year old figures. The NHS isn't perfect but it is a hell of a lot better than the government are spinning that it is....

The ironic thing is; GPs were in the driving seats with the original PCTs 10 years ago. The government dissolved them and set up larger bureaucratic bodies still called PCTs in 2006. The original combination of GPs influencing, and professionals such as doctors in pubic health and logistics experts in NHS management made it happen. All this does is put us back to 2005, but costing a few billion to get there.

Despite knowing a hell of a lot about this, despite genuinely being non political in such matters because our NHS is too important for political muppets to show the way... I am very disturbed by the political fixes here, and demonisation of those we need to make it happen, doctors and nurses, or public sector operatives with a cushy number as Osborn called them when attacking the public sector again the other day.