I'd love to know what the critics think the alternative is. The vaccines are as good as it gets, hanging on for even better vaccines is basically a non-starter. The current restrictions are inef… (View Post)

I can't fathom why anyone would want an anti-vaxxer working in health care in the first place, I'd be looking for any reason to fire them, pandemic or not. (View Post)

It's the old "not enough NHS beds or nurses" argument. As though we want people to be ill in order to keep the NHS busy. The ideal size of the NHS is tiny, and so low cost we could pay… (View Post)

Mind you I don't really understand why "privatise the NHS" gets such traction with the public. Last time I looked the NHS, like all health services, is extremely dependent on private c… (View Post)

People having been saying "Tories are going to privatise the NHS" my entire life. Well they are taking their bloody time about it. (View Post)