something something.. Live within our means..
*ignore the explosion in the deficit caused by cutting taxes on the wealthy, while seeing the spending power of the public cut by increases in VAT and devaluation of the pound due to Brexit*
General Election 2017 | Cabinet reshuffle: Hunt re-appointed Health Secretary for record third time
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
something something.. Live within our means..
*ignore the explosion in the deficit caused by cutting taxes on the wealthy, while seeing the spending power of the public cut by increases in VAT and devaluation of the pound due to Brexit*
Oh how nice of them. Not like them to put out a bias headline before switching it is it.
On the other hand the sub story attached to that is "May: We can do great things".
Then in their 5 Key things 3 of them are Magic Money Tree, Clash on Immigration, Coalition of Choas. The only negative story for the tories is May not turning up apparently.
Jesus Christ !
Actual figures mean little as you need to adjust them for inflation and so on to get a real terms equivalent.
However, when Attlee took office as PM we had a debt to GDP ratio of 250% (its currently about 90%) and he created the NHS and built 100,000 council homes a year, invested in infrastructure and rebuilt the country (literally in the case of many cities).
Yeah, I thought it looked really odd. Although by the time I had posted it they had already deleted the tweet, so wasn't showing up on here.
Ask yourself one simple question, if insurance was expenditure, then why exactly would any private insurance company exist?
It would be fiendishly difficult to calculate a comparison, factoring in inflation, increased population and longevity etc...
I don't know if this was posted yesterday, but Barry Gardiner was on form
As others have pointed out its very clear what her tactics are at this point. Stay out of trouble, chuck dirt at Corbyn and hope its enough (it will be).
The mainstream don't report this behaviour unless its Corbyn doing the interview so she can get away with it.
She really is the worst major political interviewee I've ever seen. The really scary part is that she must be being media trained behind the scenes. For her to be this bad, they basically must have come to the conclusion that she's so bad on her feet that constant repetition of simple lines and talking points is all she can handle. Pathetic.
The Tories have taken a crow (or maybe a blue tit) and thanks to their press pals they've managed to persuade the electorate that it's actually an eagle.
She wasn't very clear there was she? Murky.
Any news on whether last nights debates have galvanised the nation?
Where did I say insurance is expenditure? By the way, I work in the insurance industry and most countries with a NHS have compulsory private health insurance.
This is extraordinary. I would expect Siri on my phone to come up with better answers.
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I'd love to hear your explanation for why a putting a part of the process into private hands, where they will certainly run it as a profit raising business will somehow save the government money. Because all I can see is that its going to cost more to the user because the private company will need to add a profit margin.
Siri is very clear about her superior interviewing skills, and fully expects your vote in the upcoming election to deliver a strong and stable iPhone.
"Im absolutely clear, i have a plan to answer the important questions while the coalition of chaos led by Jeremy Corbyn squabbles over where to spend the money tree"
Do you think this training seeps into her daily life? Is she now incapable of ordering a coffee or answering her husband how her day went?
I have a job interview today. After watching that, I'm going to have "I'm very clear" in my head the whole time.
They've obviously been briefed to attack Labour MPs with costingsI'm very clear that I would be interested in having sex with you tonight Phillip, but I've also been very clear that I have a headache. Look, now is not the time to be having fun, we have a lot of work to do, and I have been very clear on that.
Ah you lose you answered the question
Bonus points if you manage to say 'strong and stable'.
its honestly getting to the point where she may as well just sit at home till the election watching yes minister on Netflix.
It's not free for all at all.
It's the US model that's unsustainable as it incentivises crazy levels of (health care) consumption, with or without Obamacare. Using that as a model is barmy.
Going to your own job interview is so last year.
Without billionaire media moguls protecting their money and the promise of Leveson 2 being scrapped protecting journalists reputations, this Election would be an absolute annihilation by Labour.
It's worth noting that the Daily Mail, Daily Express, Telegraph, The Times and The Sun all have ridiculously good SEO. Search for pretty much any randomly selected two words from the dictionary and you'll get 5 Daily Mail articles on the front page and a few from the rest. Search for "Leveson 2" and funnily enough it's almost a complete blackout from those sources.
The Guardian and Independent cover it unsurprisingly and the only one mentioned above with an article is the Telegraph. Their angle? Leveson 2 probably won't happen because it will make a tonne of information available to the public and obviously that's a bad thing. You see journalists hate private information getting into public view, that's why they hack peoples phones and email accounts to get hold of it and that's why they constantly file freedom of information requests and bitch and moan about super injunctions.
It's worth noting that the Daily Mail, Daily Express, Telegraph, The Times and The Sun all have ridiculously good SEO. Search for pretty much any randomly selected two words from the dictionary and you'll get 5 Daily Mail articles on the front page and a few from the rest. Search for "Leveson 2" and funnily enough it's almost a complete blackout from those sources.
The Guardian and Independent cover it unsurprisingly and the only one mentioned above with an article is the Telegraph. Their angle? Leveson 2 probably won't happen because it will make a tonne of information available to the public and obviously that's a bad thing. You see journalists hate private information getting into public view, that's why they hack peoples phones and email accounts to get hold of it and that's why they constantly file freedom of information requests and bitch and moan about super injunctions.
Great post. Perhaps unneccesary uses of the word perhaps in the second paragraph.
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Had a sniff round election forecasts other than Yougov's. All seem to point to a large Tory majority (80-120). Think we are all living in denial if we think Corbyn still has a chance. Suppose we should all vote anyway just to see.
Yeah, but we have to live in hope right?
Yes, it will cost more for the user. But I believe that some kind of privatization is inevitable because the government on its own cannot sustain funding the NHS without raising ridiculous amount of taxes or borrowing even more crazy amounts of money. The fact of the matter is that the NHS will get more & more expensive as we live longer and make even more use of the NHS. On the other hand, if the public actually pays for the NHS that will mean that additional funds will become available to invest in the NHS. I believe that the quality of the service the NHS provides far out ways whether or not the NHS is free at the point of use. I also believe a fair system should be in place, whereby for the people who can afford it will pay for the NHS and the people who can’t afford it won’t pay for the NHS, and thus still ensuring that everybody gets the healthcare they require. Vote for me!
The NHS is free at the point of use. What I'm saying is that 'free at the point of use' is not sustainable.
Rubbish
Correct, if it remains under Tory control.
Labour cuts Tory lead to just three points with one week to go
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...-to-go/ar-BBBKl9t?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...-to-go/ar-BBBKl9t?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout
Free at the point of use isn't the same as a system creating unlimited demand though. Demand is significantly stunted by waiting lists for procedures, the availability of doctors and surgeons, and significant areas of rationing.
What I don't know is if our model creates higher levels of demand than a public insurance model like they have in some European countries?
Oh, I don't know. Couldn't be much more transparent really. I think we can all see right through her bullshit now.