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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"Raise taxes on working people or reform to secure [the NHS'] future. We know working people can’t afford to pay more, so it is reform or die."

Alexa, show me a false dichotomy.

It's amazing how the their report names austerity as the culprit of the NHS' waning condition, but Streeting's solution seems to just change where money is allocated. The UK spends significantly less on Health compared to other developed countries, is it really surprising that our results would be significantly worse?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes, has anyone considered taxing corporations and the rich?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

The last guy to suggest something like that got branded an antisemitic commie and was kicked out of the party.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

We can't do that! We'd lose the House of Lords! Think of the history! Think of their children's mega yauts and private schools!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I live in the US (granted I watch a lot of UK content) and even my first reaction at reading the headline was along the lines of "then fucking pay/fund them instead of setting them up to fail!"

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm guessing by "reform" they mean taking the whole thing private? What is it with these ghouls having such a hard on for the us

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

so, uh. it must die or die? that's the choice?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

astronaut-1

I mean what else is supposed to be the outcome of decades of defunding social services? There is no choice (for you or me)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Cake was never an option.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

My hope is that the reform is in the form of more early intervention at a community level (which is kinda what we had before the Great Gutting over the last decade).

Though going by the mood in this thread, I should be emigrating to Sweden...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Finally we got rid of the party who want to dismantle the NHS to profit their wealthy donors!