Listen to this from 1m20 - this is Lord Bethell, ex Conservative health minister.
"...the treasury took the view that spending money on health was basically money down the drain, and all that would happen is that it would lead to people living longer & costing us more... "
‘Those reforms were a mistake’
Former Conservative health minister Lord Bethell says NHS reforms introduced by his government in 2012 were ‘regretful:’
#newsnight
@charliemansell@MichaelLCrick@FindoutnowUK I've already had a ding dong today with someone over quoting betting odds.
They can't accept that odds have more to do with betting patterns than an objective judgement.
@implausibleblog "Members shall at all times conduct themselves in a manner which will tend to maintain and strengthen the public's trust and confidence in the integrity of Parliament and never undertake any action which would bring the HoC, or its Members generally, into disrepute."
@TruthJones74@MariaDean261217@miffythegamer Quite true.
However, I'd love to hear your explanation for that, given that a significant majority of UK births are to White British parents.
@baggottsilver I thought you had been a bit quiet, hope everything is okay 👍
While you were away, lots of folk have left and gone to Bluesky, it's quite nice over there.
@EngineerLondon Is there a workaround?
I joined a while ago, but it was a bit quiet & not done much with it. Seems there's been a bit of an exodus recently...