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 beak  croydon 29 Apr 24 12.14pm |
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[Link] Not much of an excuse as the Tories deliberately ruined the N.H.S. over many years.
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The Dolphin  29 Apr 24 12.45pm |
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Pretty ridiculous statement Beak.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 29 Apr 24 1.15pm |
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Originally posted by The Dolphin
Pretty ridiculous statement Beak. Agreed. It will take real courage to reform the NHS and I doubt our lord and masters have that. Even Thatcher shied away fro the reforms that are really needed. The management structure is wrong and needs fixing but there are too many untouchables that someone need to address. Far too many people use the NHS as a back stop to their private consultant / nurse career. A consultant can't see you for 6 months but will see you next week if you go private (a nice incentive for his private work). This all dates back to the foundation of the NHS and despite the doctors claims to defend the NHS was all about them lining their own pockets. Staff should be told you work for the NHS or go private but you cannot have two masters. To be clear I am not against someone working part time but if they have spare working hours they should be doing that for the NHS. Imagine telling your boss you can't work next week because you are working for one of his rivals. Agency's should be given a ultimatum agree to reduce fees or lose you NHS contract. Agencies should not be allowed to charge more than 10-15% above the pay scale for that person. Short term there would be uproar but once you get past this I think you would see the number of NHS staff rise as agency staff realise they are better off in the NHS and consultants decide to actually do a weeks work. Edited by Badger11 (29 Apr 2024 1.17pm)
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| steeleye20 Croydon 29 Apr 24 1.53pm |
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'You can't trust the tories on the NHS'. The NHS was in good shape under Labour. Things we took for granted are so much more difficult now. The idea that you could just go down and get seen, or get your teeth fixed, are now an operation in itself.
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| beak croydon 29 Apr 24 2.09pm |
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Originally posted by The Dolphin
Pretty ridiculous statement Beak.
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| silvertop Portishead 29 Apr 24 2.12pm |
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The heading of this thread is perhaps unfair/misleading. He will cross the floor on a point of principle and then stand down at the GE. Hardly a rat.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 29 Apr 24 3.14pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
'You can't trust the tories on the NHS'. The NHS was in good shape under Labour. Things we took for granted are so much more difficult now. The idea that you could just go down and get seen, or get your teeth fixed, are now an operation in itself.
Hilarious. They have cost the NHS and therefore the taxpayer a fortune with PFI contracts.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 29 Apr 24 8.17pm |
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More like still wants the expense account.
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| martin2412 Living The Dream 29 Apr 24 8.36pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Hilarious. They have cost the NHS and therefore the taxpayer a fortune with PFI contracts. Is the correct answer. I saw something recently about the Princess Royal Hospital in Farnborough costing £118m to build, but the tax payer has to pay back as part of the PFI agreement £1.2 billion over 60 years. And this is just one of many. They knew the country would be in hock for decades to come, but it made them look good at the time.
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| Matov 29 Apr 24 9.00pm |
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If you are elected as an MP for one party and then defect to another, you should also resign. This is the only honourable thing to do. Anything else is betrayal, no matter how much you want to dress it up. If you then want to stand for election again, representing that new party then fair play but to stay on in Parliament is a disgrace. No matter who or what you are.
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell. |
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| martin2412 Living The Dream 29 Apr 24 9.10pm |
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Originally posted by Matov
If you are elected as an MP for one party and then defect to another, you should also resign. This is the only honourable thing to do. Anything else is betrayal, no matter how much you want to dress it up. If you then want to stand for election again, representing that new party then fair play but to stay on in Parliament is a disgrace. No matter who or what you are. Exactly. I'd be livid if I voted for him as a Tory, but then found my vote has effectively elected a Labour MP. It's wrong any way around, and should not be allowed to happen. What's to stop (in theory) every MP defecting to the Monster Raving Looney Party for example, and then them having an unelected majority ?
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| CPFC1965 Warrington 29 Apr 24 10.24pm |
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If he truly stands by his convictions he'd resign and a bye election would be called. Funny how he's keeping his salary and changing sides, a typical grabbing tory. I'm more ashamed with Starmer for accepting him into the fold.
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