Coming soon the Tory - NHS Independence Bill

In todays speech to the Kings Fund David Cameron said that the Conservative Party would be bringing forward a NHS Independence Bill to "offer a statutory framework that will take politicians out of the day to day running of the NHS."

These are clever tactics again as introducing an actual Bill has lots of positive spin offs. Firstly it will give the story legs asit provides new angles, secondly it is a positive position to be taking helping balance the more traditionally oppositional negative stance when opposing Gordon Browns NHS cuts, thirdly it will potentially get the Labour Party in a tizz. As Gordon Brown has publicly said similar things to Cameron in recent weeks regarding NHS Independence will he and the PM back Cameron's Bill. Of course not but DC will make sure they have plenty of opportunities to explain why in coming weeks.

What is also plain is that this is a medium term message the Bill won't be published until the new year so we can expect this to be a recurring theme for the next 4 or 5 months.