The former boss of a Kent NHS trust where 90 people died in a superbug outbreak has been awarded more than £190,000 in damages, reports the BBC. Cheryl Baker is right to be appalled. Clearly the coalition has a lot of work to do on NHS contracts - if it is determined to try to manage this unmanageably large organisation. Whether Andrew Lansley is up to this task is debatable.
Another Labour legacy is Network Rail, which has just announced £2.4m of bonuses for senior management, despite a patchy record. Because of the way G. Brown set the company up, Transport Minister Philip Hammond can only criticise them. He won't want to find himself in that position again.
Ben Brogan has early whispers of the Sir Humphreys' doubts about certain ministers - which don't include Mr Lansley. Honest concern or parti pris? IDS has a huge job, while Liam Fox always looked lazy and underpowered in opposition.
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