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Steve Barclay admits some new hospitals won't be brand new
The health secretary says the 40 new hospitals promised by 2030 cover a "range" of building work.
www.bbc.co.uk
Try https://archive.ph/H5sPe#selection-1081.116-1081.289.
While I agree people need to look after themselves more, I don't agree with money wouldn't help. They have underfunded the NHS for years and I honestly think it's on purpose to let it die. It's the typical tory pattern: Defund, demoralise, sell off.Try https://archive.ph/H5sPe#selection-1081.116-1081.289.
I particularly like the line "We need to give people more and we need to expect more from people. Instead of a model of medical experts handing pills to passive patients, there should be a partnership.". There are far too many people who seem to think that they can do whatever they want to their bodies with impunity and that the magic pill-dispensing people will wave a magic wand and make it all better. The bit about sweating assets like MRI scanners is one that I've made many times in the past too.
Tbh I looked at banning cigarettes at my student union back in uni, but sales were like 7%-9% of total sales in the union shop. Loss of income is huge when so many people smoke, it's hard for those in power to give it up.New Zealand smoking ban: Health experts criticise new government's shock reversal
Health experts are appalled as the new government plans to repeal the policy to fund tax cuts.www.bbc.co.uk
I am thinking the same for petrol and diesel. Governments (not just ours) will have a hard time getting people out of their combustion engine vehicles with the loss of revenue that it generates and replacing it. 60% we pay at the pump is basically tax.Tbh I looked at banning cigarettes at my student union back in uni, but sales were like 7%-9% of total sales in the union shop. Loss of income is huge when so many people smoke, it's hard for those in power to give it up.
Presumably, your shop wasn't responsible for paying the costs of selling tobacco though. If the cost to the business was greater that the revenue that it generated, you might have looked at the decision differently.Tbh I looked at banning cigarettes at my student union back in uni, but sales were like 7%-9% of total sales in the union shop. Loss of income is huge when so many people smoke, it's hard for those in power to give it up.
Nail on the head. I've not seen any explanation as to how they will recover the lost income. I can see why they kicked 2030 down the road. They have no idea how to increase the lost revenue. The likes of Shell / Bp etc are not suddenly going to take a hit on at pump sales.I am thinking the same for petrol and diesel. Governments (not just ours) will have a hard time getting people out of their combustion engine vehicles with the loss of revenue that it generates and replacing it. 60% we pay at the pump is basically tax.