Jeremy Hunt is improving fast. As I may potentially have described, in no more than 13 or 14 prior sketches, the Wellness Secretary usually seems and sounds like a children’s Tv presenter “doing the birthdays”. The boyish grin, the perky voice, the cheeky quiff, the camply waving arms. Such a pity, both close friends and foes have reflected, that he missed his vocation.
But – as could be seen at Health Questions right now – Mr Hunt has been doing work hard on his picture. The quiff is cropped brief. The grin is below handle. The hands are clamped firmly to the dispatch box. And the voice, as soon as as chirpy as a Teletubby’s, is now pillow-soft with pathos. No longer, in brief, does Mr Hunt sound like a children’s Tv presenter “doing the birthdays”.
Patient: “It’s extremely type of you to pay a visit to, Mr Hunt, but I’m actually feeling rather exhausted, so if you do not mind, I’d very like to…”
Secretary of State: “What’s that, Mr Snufflekins? The nice lady would like us to cheer her up? She wants us to cheer her up by placing on a unique demonstrate for her? A particular present with all your animal puppet buddies? With tons of singing and video games and magic tricks and stories? Oh, Mr Snufflekins, what a superb concept! What a pretty hedgehog you are! Come on, everybody! We’re placing on a particular show for the good lady, Proper NOW!”
[Secretary of State empties ministerial red box on to patient’s bed. Out tumbles menagerie of animal hand puppets, toys and brightly coloured props, including a small plastic trumpet.]
At Well being Concerns, Mr Snufflekins the Hedgehog was sadly not in attendance (although we did at least get to hear from the Care Minister, Norman the Lamb). The principal topics of debate had been the sale of health care information to the insurance coverage industry, as unveiled by the Telegraph, and the delayed NHS database, “Care.data”. Andy Burnham, Labour’s spokesman, ranted in his normal manner. “Shambles… useless… masterclass in incompetence…”
Mr Hunt shook his head pityingly. “The Shadow Secretary of State,” he replied, “searches for NHS crises with about the good results of George Bush looking for weapons of mass destruction!”
Personally I doubt a lot of children would get a reference as old as that. If I have been Mr Hunt I’d probably stick with the hand puppets.
Sketch: Caring, sharing Jeremy Hunt
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