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I agree with 10:33. Lansley is an A-typical politician. The sort you can usually see coming. Whilst he started well, making many changes the majority agreed with (except those affected but those changes) he seemed to be winning support. But then something went wrong. He has given more power to DH something everyone thinks is a bad idea; such as appointments to Trusts and more direct centralised control. This plays to the power mongers at DH but is inconsistent with Big Society. And so the cracks appeared. For the last two months we have had nothing from DH or Lansley in terms of detail apart from a White Paper that generates more questions than answers. Lansley needs help or he risks war with TUs and 1.3m staff who only see chaos in planning, pensions cuts, child benefits cuts, and no return, no recognition, no exchange. With no exchange it's a one sided deal. The balance to this equation is civil action: strikes and judicial review. But at the very basic level is the move towards working to rule. The NHS has been going that way for decades but it still relies on it's people giving more than their Job Descriptions says. Lansley's dislike for the people is starting to show. But without them he is lost.