NHS

In the week or so in which she has been kicking around, Baby Bea has not quite had the time to make a fully formed decision on her political preferences. What with all that eating, sleeping and generally gurgling upwards into space, she hasn't yet had the time to put in the required reading to decide whether she is a socially progressive democrat or a free-market liberal. While she wanted to squeeze in a couple of meetings with Scottish and Welsh nationalists to validate her views on devolution and to have discussed the European Charter of Human Rights with key members of the judiciary, she has been just too busy filling her nappies with poo.

There is one thing that Baby Bea is pretty clear on however and that is that the NHS is a good thing. From the exciting home birth that she inflicted on her parents, to her time in the Royal Free as a result of her eagerness for the Atkins diet and the many home visits by midwives, health visitors and breast feeding advisors, they have looked after her and Mummy excellently.

Baby Bea will be examining the proposed NHS reforms in minute detail. If she sees any potential diminution of service there will be hell to pay!