People messaging @bbc5live seem to be getting very exercised at reports of ‘some’ NHS consultants being paid £200 an hour for overtime. A few years ago I was in a meeting with a planning barrister during normal working hours. He charged £500 an hour (+VAT). No lives were saved.
Today's Tories may have clapped NHS nurses and health workers at the height of the pandemic.
But now they are not only opposing decent remuneration for them but also contemplating a more privately financed healthcare system.
I hate so much all that cost of living advice that is basically “give up anything that might bring you a modicum of joy during these rancid times so that you can afford to simply exist as a husk otherwise you are not worthy of support because you’re not doing the most you can”
Dear @trussliz / @RishiSunak the cost of living crisis has left millions worried how they'll make ends meet.
I'd like to formally invite you, as the new PM, to join me asap once you take office for a special hour's @itvMLshow discussion/Q&A to answer/ease people's concerns.
As a teen, an attractive girl knocked on my door with her friend and asked me out but I declined as there was a bloke doing Meatloaf on Stars in their eyes from my home town, Oldham, and I didn't want to miss it. He didn't win and she never asked again.
We keep hearing how our healthcare system is collapsing (which it is). But that does nothing to improve our understanding.
Let’s use a hypothetical emergency department visit to highlight the disaster that is happening every day around the country.
Here’s a thread 🧵:
As a special treat to myself on my birthday, I requested £1 from all my contacts on Monzo. This included ex-girlfriends and people I hadn't spoken to for years, just to see who would pay. I got £11. It was the best day.