Thread: June 8th General Election
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Old 01-05-2017, 17:18   #297
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Re: June 8th General Election
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Originally Posted by Mr K View Post
I think he's referring to the staffing problems, which are greatly being exacerbated by Brexit, the longest financial squeeze and biggest crisis in the NHS's history, coupled with an increased demand from an ageing population. The Tories are sitting on their hands and quietly letting it die, secure in the knowledge that private healthcare is there for them whilst the plebs can suffer, and they can reap the financial rewards from their friends in the private sector.
The Royal College of Nursing are voting on strike action, something they have never even contemplated before, I suggest they choose June 8th for a day of action. It'll be interesting to see whether the Govt. can persuade the public, that the nurses are the same as militant miners.
The staffing problems are caused by the massive increase in demand for the NHS, which is fuelled by uncontrolled immigration.

I think people are getting fed up with people who are constantly advocating that we keep tipping barrowloads of extra money into the NHS, which badly needs to go on an efficiency drive.

Most people also don't want to see the NHS dismantled, and that includes the Conservative Government, which is putting more money into the NHS than Labour was prepared to do after the 2010 election. The constant bleating by left wingers that the NHS is safer under Labour is manifestly untrue, a fact that more people, at last, are beginning to realise now.

Brexit will eventually enable us to control immigration, and in my view, this should be coupled with inducements for those with the means to use private health providers instead of the NHS in order to reduce demand. That, together with better control over who gets to be treated at A&E and extended hours for surgeries should help hospitals to cope better, but much more needs to be done to make the service run more efficiently.

Labour controlled councils that fail to work with hospitals to avoid bed blocking should be ashamed of themselves. The Government needs to do something to incentivise them!

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She's pledged not to increase VAT. Big deal anyway seeing it's at its highest ever rate, introduced by the Tories in 2011, despite promising not to do so. Also irrelevant since she's left the door open on other taxes. Brexit is going to cost and guess who's going to pay?

tbh the public also aren't really honest on taxes. They say they want increases funding for the NHS etc, but then vote for parties giving them tax cuts...
It's not at all irrelevant. Are you forgetting that VAT increases directly impact the poor, whereas income tax is not paid by the poorest, thanks to a Conservative Government?
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