What if they sign a trade deal that gives foreign countries rights to access to things like the NHS or education? ,
Meanwhile in Coventry, the race is on between councillors that never even made it on to Labour's long list, with who can keep their failed campaign going the longest.
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A couple more terms of the Tories and the NHS will be fucked.
When you consider a course of chemo can be up to $40000 in the US and some people pay $1000 dollars a month for insulin you don't need to be a genius to work out that hard workingfamies who the toriesclaim to be the party of are going to either lose everything they've worked for or watch one of their number die if one of them gets seriously ill.
A couple more terms of the Tories and the NHS will be fucked.
When you consider a course of chemo can be up to $40000 in the US and some people pay $1000 dollars a month for insulin you don't need to be a genius to work out that hard workingfamies who the toriesclaim to be the party of are going to either lose everything they've worked for or watch one of their number die if one of them gets seriously ill.
I don't doubt some of them would like to, but turning the NHS to a paid system would be political suicide. Do you not think they know this? It would be like how ex-mining towns still hate the tories only a thousand times worse.
Nonsense Clint. We won’t ever move to a US model, the country would never accept it. I usually take on board what you say on various threads but this is just scaremongering
See my reply to Covinessex above, I could add a lot more evidence but am on my phone and can't be arsed typing too much.
And you usually back up your points with considered evidence so I'd be interested to hear why it's 'scaremongering.
On a practical level what are they going to do about polling stations that aren't available as they are already booked for Xmas events?
And what happens if there's a ton of snow on polling day and people can't get out to vote?
Not convinced a week before Xmas is the best time to be holding an election.
Hard to evidence my position as it’s not even up for discussion. Johnson was quoted saying the NHS wouldn’t be on the table in any deal with US though.
Boris Johnson to tell Trump NHS is 'off the table' in post-Brexit trade deal
What we are talking about here though is changing the whole model of the health service. It’s just cannot happen, the country wouldn’t allow it.
Do I think there needs to be NHS reform, yes 100%, but by that I mean things like charges for GP appointments not attended (and not cancelled), reduction in delivery of certain treatments or contribution towards them (think I’ve mentioned boob jobs before !!!), better/centralised procurement teams etc. Basically stop various people taking the piss and abusing the system !
I’d be with you all the way if anyone tried to move us to a health insurance model similar to US.
No he doesn’tI think that’s great shout that Boris is using Brexit to get an election not using an election to deliver Brexit.
he already has a majority backing the deal
The issue again is it’s an anti democratic stance and Corbyn is trying to control the order paper when unelectedSo the latest is, Corbyn wants 16 year old's and EU Citz the chance to vote. Boris says fuck off.
No massive issue with either point, although many 16 year olds will just be a double-vote for many parents (The parents could be voting any party)
The issue again is it’s an anti democratic stance and Corbyn is trying to control the order paper when unelected
The real issue is 140 labour MPs will not in fact vote for the election and he’s frantically trying to regain credibility - I suspect he will be gone soon
How is expanding the electorate anti-democratic? Isn't it the opposite?
I think he knows he's being made to look silly over blocking a GE, so either wants one on his terms, or wants to pass the buck back to Government via ridiculous amendments he knows they can't accept.
Maybe Boris should call his bluff and agree to them.
How is expanding the electorate anti-democratic? Isn't it the opposite?
I think he knows he's being made to look silly over blocking a GE, so either wants one on his terms, or wants to pass the buck back to Government via ridiculous amendments he knows they can't accept.
Maybe Boris should call his bluff and agree to them.
The odds are it is just a continuation of what Bliar started. Privatizing parts of the NHS but the government picks up the bill. Costs us billions of pounds each year.I really hope you're right. For me personally the Preservation of the NHS is one of the biggest issues of any election.
However, there is a lot of evidence of aggressive lobbying for it from the States and pro privatisation groups in cahoots cahoots with senior Tories including current health minister Matt Hancock.
Then there was Trump saying as much when he visited the UK, May giving daggers and Trump retracting his statement. He clearly meant it.
Because the government does not control the order paper for the first time in 500 years and the opposition are trying to dictate legislation
why don’t we make it 10 year olds?
The odds are it is just a continuation of what Bliar started. Privatizing parts of the NHS but the government picks up the bill. Costs us billions of pounds each year.
I absolutely agree Clint. This is too big an issue to be nodded through as an amendment without it being a manifesto "pledge" at least.Personally, I think lowering the voting age is such a major issue to debate that it's just muddying the already very muddy waters.
Think it should be left for another time, let's get Brexit out of the way first.
Your problem is with the parliamentary system then.
For the record, i think it should remain at 18.
So the latest is, Corbyn wants 16 year old's and EU Citz the chance to vote. Boris says fuck off.
No massive issue with either point, although many 16 year olds will just be a double-vote for many parents (The parents could be voting any party)
Hurrah - i already like Lindsay Hoyle (Deputy Speaker, and likely to be throwing his hat into the ring when that biased twat Bercow fucks off. He has NOT selected the amendments on lowering the voting age or allowing EU nationals to vote. He's just allowing the process of the main election bill to move forward (with one amendment being moving to 9th December).I absolutely agree Clint. This is too big an issue to be nodded through as an amendment without it being a manifesto "pledge" at least.
The odds are it is just a continuation of what Bliar started. Privatizing parts of the NHS but the government picks up the bill. Costs us billions of pounds each year.
Here is one part he started upAnother myth, Blair did not start the privatisation of the NHS. The concept of the 'internal market' and the commissioner / provider split came about under the Major government in the early 90s. Though Blair didn't reverse it. It was then turbocharged by the Andrew Lansley HSCA 2012 which brought in compulsory competition for commissioned services opening them up to the entire market.
In fairness though, a chunk of the NHS has always been delivered by private entities, that being GP practices.
How many EU countries allow the vote at 16?If you’re looking for some nice easy campaign material to springboard into an election.... just stick up the list of all the MP’s that think EU Nationals and 16/17 year olds SHOULDN'T vote.
I don't doubt some of them would like to, but turning the NHS to a paid system would be political suicide. Do you not think they know this? It would be like how ex-mining towns still hate the tories only a thousand times worse.
Are 16 year old's allowed to vote in the GE, in Scotland?
Another myth, Blair did not start the privatisation of the NHS. The concept of the 'internal market' and the commissioner / provider split came about under the Major government in the early 90s. Though Blair didn't reverse it. It was then turbocharged by the Andrew Lansley HSCA 2012 which brought in compulsory competition for commissioned services opening them up to the entire market.
In fairness though, a chunk of the NHS has always been delivered by private entities, that being GP practices.
That’s not the game. You make it cost so much you can later say it’s “unsustainable” and start chipping away at it.
It soon gets forgotten. Look at how many didn't have a clue what Bliar did to the NHS. Even the unions had a right go at him. And the unions finance Labour.The party that does it will be history
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