utter bollocks. they've been around for 20 years and had MEP's for 15. its fine to change and distance yourself from an old manifesto, but if you are leader you are/were responsible for it, it looks pretty ropey if you do.
again the medicines administered in hospital are VAT exempt, so for the NHS it makes no difference, except getting a payment from the private company bidding to run the operation. this is a non-core operation, the NHS doesnt need to and shouldnt need to run pharmacy services if another...
eh? medicines are exempt from VAT and therefore they cannot claim any VAT back. you are probably talking about outpatient medicines, where they are zero rated, and as the private company can claim back and the drug is administered out of hospital, a whole bunch of savings are realised for the...
my post is saying you cant rely on people to know how to spend their money well, nothing about being irresponsible. with most things this doesn't matter, its up to them, with health care it does matter. i dont believe government needs to manage healthcare, but the funding cant reasonably left...
of course it would suit some people - just as some will buy decent beer, and some will read the packaging to realise the own-brand ibuprofen is exactly the same. the problem is how to address the large proportion who it wouldn't suit. that's before considering the perception of the cost going...
do you honestly think the general public can spend their money on healthcare any better? really? a population that buys products such as Carling Black Label, or pays £3 for a milky coffee? the vast majority of the population wouldnt have a clue about how to spend their healthcare insurance...
last time i checked, the NHS was supposed to be funded through an insurance based system...
more interesting in the video was the points on workers (adjusting workplace legislation according to company size) and foreign aid (removing tariffs to promote trade), because im not sure who would...