Quite agree, the fact that the NHS is underfunded is a political decision taken to serve it up for privatisation. Even Maggie Thatcher thought they could not privatise the Post Office but they did and we think nothing of it now. The NHS is next.
You are probably right, it was some time ago when I googled the questions. Fact is the whole tax system is a mess because every Chancellor tries to hide the truth.
I don’t see anyone referring to the fact that the National Insurance Contribution was introduced to pay for the NHS and Old Age Pensions. That is what it is for. Last figures that I found on Google showed that NIC produced a “surplus” of 400 billion pounds. This while we have the lowest pensions...