NHS - Marr's Modern Britain

A clip from Andrew Marr's excellent series - this deals with the foundation of the NHS and why charges were introduced.

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Education

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• NHS
• Medicine
• Through
• Time
• Nominated
• Topic
• 2008
• Bevan
• Aneurin
• Nye

[JayEey]

"...and no government of any stripe has dared take it away from us since". - David Cameron and Lansley have dared. We'll see what that means when the British people stand up to them.

[spfanluke]

On the 17th of May there is going to a march to save the nhs, Meet at University College Hospital, Assemble main entrance in Gower Street in London at 5:30pm, this is going to be huge. Search for Kill Lansley’s Bill- MARCH TO SAVE THE NHSon facebook and invite your friends and family.

[urtismcdona13c]

That is one "incredible" video. =p

[rolandhensle24]

This video went viral on Malta

[TheMischievousbull]

Why can't that no government of any stripe appeal to the BBC as well as NHS, it's just sad to see the beeb fail at comedy and entainment on Saturday's.

[BasilFawlty4444]

@Iain1962 I agree with you there, as well. My father says that he feels utterly ashamed being unemployed.

But at the end of the day, I do think that keeping the NHS under the control of the state is the best thing to do, and I seriously hope that the LibDems don't sell what's left of their souls to the Tories, and vote down the Lansley's bill.

[Iain1962]

@BasilFawlty4444 Of course they do, it's rife, benefit fraud is massive, there are even websites telling you what the best scams are, google it.

I believe the best way to help people is stop all this bureacracy, cut the taxes, leave more money in the hands of the people and then jobs will follow, it is much more satisfying working for a living than getting a dole cheque, and a dole cheque has no future posibilites, promotion a new job because a customer likes your style etc...

[BasilFawlty4444]

@Iain1962 yeah, but how many people actually do that? You see it in the newspapers, but I just can't imagine anyone stooping to that level - actually getting pregnant in order to get benefits.

And in the same way, we can't really go back to the Victorian era, having mothers and children living on the streets. Even if they do it intentionally, it still wouldn't be right to kick them out on the streets.

[Iain1962]

@BasilFawlty4444 Yes exactly and things like single mother benefit, fatastic idea but put it out there , and over time sa certain type of girl is going to say well if I'm a single mother I get all this dosh... so then you have kids who are neglected because the mother only had him for the benefits so you need social workers and the cycle progresses to all sorts of other problems. I hate all this nanny stuff.

[Iain1962]

@BasilFawlty4444 Well you can't have an efficient state system if they are trying to run businesses, this is the whole point, you have to a vision and long term plan as well as a get through the next three months plan, I am sorry for your dad, if the world was run differently he could have found another or started his own business preety fast, alas they want us working ofr big companies.