I keep being told “if the NHS is so great, why hasn’t every country copied it”, as if the NHS was generously given to the people by those in power 🤣.
The NHS was built because in the mid-twentieth century, the huge industrial workforce had created sufficient organisational power to push back…
The NHS was built because in the mid-twentieth century, the huge industrial workforce had created sufficient organisational power to push back…
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I think it was much better than in most countries at that time
Keynes warned the government shortly before he died that if they did not find the money for decent living conditions,
The NHS used to be at or near the top of comparative tables, but has been sinking as a result of 14 years of Tory neglect and exploitation. Now down to only 16th in Europe.
I'm not sure what was technically the first. NHS was 1948.
Queensland introduced universal healthcare in 1946, although it was for hospitals, although not sure what the NHS covered on day 1.
The NHS was not given, is not a given, and must be fought for. It is ..
The NHS was not built by the powerful, it was built by the people. And almost 100 years on, we’re going to have to fight for it.
Westminster has never liked the NHS, which is why most of them have private healthcare (which should be illegal for any elected MP).
https://youtu.be/VEWGqDqgt6Q?si=34QFO9600-mC2RoB
Criminalise the practising of private healthcare in UK.