localzuk, 25 days ago The most that's ever been spent on the NHS? Only if you ignore both inflation and population growth. If they'd simply kept up with inflation, the budget would be £196bn this year. The £165bn this year is worth £111bn in 2010, a 16% decrease. Record spending? Not even close. And that's before the population is taken into account! Nearly a 10% increase in population... #UKPolitics Chris Philp defends government NHS record after Dan Poulter defects to Labour - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68915259
The most that's ever been spent on the NHS? Only if you ignore both inflation and population growth.
If they'd simply kept up with inflation, the budget would be £196bn this year.
The £165bn this year is worth £111bn in 2010, a 16% decrease. Record spending? Not even close.
And that's before the population is taken into account! Nearly a 10% increase in population...
#UKPolitics
Chris Philp defends government NHS record after Dan Poulter defects to Labour - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68915259
localzuk, 25 days ago As an aside, what kind of interview is it where the "journalist" doesn't present these facts to the Minister? Where's the challenge to what the govt are saying? Just seems like BBC is happy to act as a simple propaganda outlet.
As an aside, what kind of interview is it where the "journalist" doesn't present these facts to the Minister? Where's the challenge to what the govt are saying?
Just seems like BBC is happy to act as a simple propaganda outlet.
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