> austerity policies have cut back all public services to the point where they don't actually exist.
the data doesn't seem to show this:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/public-spending-sta...
spending on social protection and health have been going up like crazy. almost 500 billion gbp in a single year on those two alone.
spending as a whole has been going up, now accounting for 51% of GDP.
> Close to 10% of the entire country are currently on an NHS waiting list
covid
> Meanwhile, the tax burden in the UK has reached it's highest point in 70 years
covid + nhs.
While the pandemic was an extraordinary expense that has to be paid back, there is no easy solution for the NHS. People are living longer and longer, and the required pot of money for running the NHS is getting bigger and bigger. Something will need to change, and I think it will be more private healthcare.
the data doesn't seem to show this:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/public-spending-sta...
spending on social protection and health have been going up like crazy. almost 500 billion gbp in a single year on those two alone.
spending as a whole has been going up, now accounting for 51% of GDP.
> Close to 10% of the entire country are currently on an NHS waiting list
covid
> Meanwhile, the tax burden in the UK has reached it's highest point in 70 years
covid + nhs.
While the pandemic was an extraordinary expense that has to be paid back, there is no easy solution for the NHS. People are living longer and longer, and the required pot of money for running the NHS is getting bigger and bigger. Something will need to change, and I think it will be more private healthcare.