For readers interested only in the NHS I’m afraid this is going to be a bit of history lesson of the world of left-wing politics in the mid 20th century. For younger readers interested in politics it will be a small lesson from history that may explain some of the ways in which politics work today.
These observations have been provoked by the political campaign against the Government seeking to ‘save the NHS’. For the last week, I have been exploring the different things that people want to save when they ‘save the NHS’. For me it’s a system of payment to ensure that no one in the country has to worry about their personal finances when they need the health service. For others it is a style of state organisation of those services.
