• Rachel Wolf, Founding Partner at Public First. Rachel is also on the Board of the Centre for Policy Studies, co-authored the Conservative Party’s Election Manifesto in 2019 and was previously education and innovation adviser to the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street. 
• Isabel Hardman, Assistant Editor at The Spectator. Isabel has authored two books – Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and The Natural Health Service – and is currently finishing a third on the NHS.

Show notes

• Rachel Wolf, Public First, A few thoughts on the Downing Street policy unit
• Rachel Wolf, Conservative Home, Truss’s in tray 3) Rachel Wolf: Levelling Up. There is no time for another new approach. The new Prime Minister must focus on delivery
• Isabel Hardman, The Spectator, Is Coffey good for health? Thérèse Coffey is expected to become Deputy Prime Minister and Health Secretary. What's the significance?
• Isabel Hardman, The Spectator, Can Liz Truss deliver, deliver, deliver?
• Hugh Alderwick, Health policy priorities for the next prime minister: Avoid zombie policies and invest in growing the workforce and reducing inequalities. BMJ MJ 2022;378:o1726
• The Health Foundation, Public perceptions of health and social care: what the new government should know
• The Health Foundation, Waiting for NHS hospital care: the role of the independent sector