A couple of people said over the weekend that they thought my post on Friday about the passage of the Health and Social Care Bill was a bit of a tease. They wanted me to explain what I thought would actually happen next if the Bill is passed. I think there are three potentially different outcomes – each of which needs a post in itself.

Firstly there is the immediate politics of what happens if the Bill is passed – how do the Government – as victors – behave? How do those that wanted the Bill defeated behave – as losers?