“Labour has said there will be no rises in income tax or National Insurance if it wins the general election - but some spending cuts have not been ruled out”
…The UK has be ransacked, looted & vandalised by the tories for the last 14 years
@JorisBohnsonPM apparently #reeves and #starmer have discovered a big red button in the treasury somewhere that will immediately deliver growth - with mo investment required
That growth will apparently fund everything good and not trickle upwards to private health providers, landlords and shareholders - despite there being no changes in tax or utility ownership or funding for the #NHS
Its absolute bollox of course,
but, hey, at least they're not wearing blue rosettes /s
"The billions of our pounds that have been used to subsidise the weapons going to #Israel, that have been used to slaughter people in #Gaza, should be going into social housing, into our schools, into our #NHS", says #AndrewFeinstein
Is the answer to 'dental deserts' to force newly trained dentists to work for the NHS for the first years of their career (or to pay back the costs of their training)?
Well, unless Labour adopt such an approach we may never know, but the crisis in NHS dentistry might be alleviated by some form of national service requirement from dentists (alongside a better funding model!)?.
It may not be the best answer, but these are desperate times in dentistry.
Austerity, Brexit, Covid Lockdown Parties, PPE Scandal, Raw Sewage in UK Waterways & Coastal Areas, Economic Crash, Record Inflation, Record Interest Rates, Cost of Living Crisis, Pensions Decimated, Mortgage Rises, NHS in Crisis, Schools Crumbling, Housing Crisis...
In 1997, there were clear priorities which needed to be tackled. The state of the #NHS, our crumbling schools & the UK's outdated infrastructure. Renationalisation took a back seat.
HOWEVER, #Starmer's #Labour are creating #GBEnergy as a way of righting these wrongs, but he can't do it all in his first parliament. He has to be pragmatic & prioritise the most urgent needs first, & hopefully get around to our public services after.
"More training is needed for frontline NHS staff, I feel like the trans community is often required to educate the people who are gatekeeping their access to the services they need. The waiting times are maddening! Three years or more of waiting is is not acceptable, especially when gender dysphoria is your daily companion." Liv