I haven’t actually seen the stamp duty announcement, is there a link?
It’s not mentioned in the summary on His Majesty’s BBC.
“So this is my guarantee: no stamp duty when you buy your home, no mansion tax when you live in your home, and no inheritance tax on your home when you pass it to your children or grandchildren.”
From the link above: “Badenoch said, with the plan expected to be paid for from £70bn in savings the party says it has identified.”
The magic money tree then.
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The weak, the vulnerable I mean benefit scroungers.
I left London when I was just a tiddler/toddler so I’ve no recollection of life in a city (large or small).
Each time we moved, Dad always chose to buy deep into the countryside, or in a quiet area along the various coastlines …
So I’ve grown up with fresh air and open spaces… and as an adult, always chose a similar environment unlike some siblings who raced off to various parts of London… ooops not for me.
Hmm.. except for a very brief time.. 1+ month spent as a volunteer when the London office was short-staffed. That was certainly an experience which, although it was fun for that brief time, made me realise that such was not where I wished to be fulltime.
Each person has a different reaction, a different preference in whichever country across the world … fair enough 
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Bang goes the HNS or state pension 
Nah…just make the NHS more efficient.… isn’t that what they always say? And they then give an example of a widget being too expensive by 50p.
Tories don’t like the NHS, much better to make everyone pay for health insurance, much more lucrative for the shareholders.
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Any evidence for such a statement? 
Bear in mind since the NHS was founded in 1948, Conservative-led governments have held power for approximately 49 years compared to about 29 years for Labour.
So if the Tories wanted to get rid of the NHS they have had a lot a chance to do it…
The evidence speaks for itself and Brexs**t got rid of nursing staff.
Well with that single statement you have proved it beyond reasonable doubt so I will stand down.
They (Tories and Blairites) have already privatised a lot of it. It’s now an inexorable process, contracting.
They picked off the potential profit areas and left the tough stuff for the core NHS.
The story of neoliberal contracting is one of failure and added expense to the public purse. It’s across the board. Take the training agencies…
It will be interesting to see how far Andy Burnham takes his new critique of neoliberalism. Up the road to Wigan Pier?
AB was a Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 2009/10.
The Tories vehemently opposed the introduction of the NHS in 1948. It was of course very popular with voters, that is quite possibly why the Tories haven’t got rid of it or changed the way its funded.
I can’t see a manifesto bringing in charges for the majority being a vote winner.
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Charge people to see a doctor like we have to in France. It would stop a lot of time wasters and the REALLY poor could be means tested to see a doctor free. I watched a doc series on TV the other night about GP’s and was gobsmacked by the amount of time wasters for colds, sore throats, being worried about everything etc. I bet if they had to pay they would soon be better or get something from the chemist shop. Some elderly people just wanted company but that is not what a doctor is for.
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But the French are the absolute worst for unnecessary doctor’s visits! They’ve paid for it so it is their right. That’s why the whole médecin traitant system was bought in 20 years ago to stop people going to several doctors for same problems (amongst other things).
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There is an argument, im not sure how accurate it is, that the reason these sorts of things should be seen with an open mind and an open heart is because people can often go in with something minor and a good, trained GP can then discover what the actual purpose of their visit is. Are they there because they have a cold, or are they having a depressive episode theyve been keeping to themselves and have finally grown enough confidence to walk through the doors, if not enough to actually tell the doctor upfront. Ditto a worrying lump somewhere it shouldn’t be. Or a husband or wife who is much angrier than they used to be. Putting any extra barriers between doctor and patient could, possibly, make it harder to catch things GPs can catch, even if it means a lot of time wasters get in also.
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The Tories were introducing privatisation, through the back door. A lot of hospital procedures are carried out by private companies using NHS facilities. I’ve had direct experience of this, the staff are, currently, better paid and recruited from existing HNS staff.
More and more people are electing to pay for private treatment to avoid long waits. A system more like the French one is a good idea BUT, it would have to be tightly controlled and monitored because the insurance would end up similar to the American money grab, model.
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I hadn’t realised that. Wasn’t there a time you could even refer yourself to a specialist?
At the start of covid, I went to see my MT for a repeat prescription, waited outside in the car for him to let me know he was free and I was amazed to walk through the waiting room to see it empty. I asked where everyone was and he implied they were people who were there a lot for things they didn’t need to see him about.