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Quote from: SydneyRover on December 01, 2019, 09:16:43 pmClaimThe prime minister said he planned a rise in funding for the NHS, worth £34bn, which would be the “largest in modern memory”.RealityJohnson is correct that the funding boost is the biggest cash increase, worth an additional £34bn a year. Accounting for inflation, it is worth £20.5bn by 2023-24.However, in percentage terms, it is worth about 3.4% more a year on average.This is far from being the biggest increase on record. It is below the 3.5% average annual growth recorded prior to 1979, and far below the 6% average increase in the Blair/Brown years of Labour government. It is also below the 4.3% increase pledged by Labour in its 2019 manifesto.What do you want from your NHS?Hey Sydney it cuts both ways when it comes to inflation:The Labour Party has recently unveiled plans to bring large swathes of the British economy into what they term ‘public ownership’. Even before their bumper manifesto, they had already promised to nationalise the Royal Mail, the railways, energy suppliers, and water and sewage companies. Estimates vary for exactly how much that might costs, but the Centre for Policy Studies puts the extra borrowing required at a pretty eye-watering £176bn.Since then, Labour has decided to go one better by pledging to nationalise BT and to provide everyone in the UK with ‘free’ broadband. BT chief executive, Philip Jansen, said that this policy alone would cost an additional £100bn – equivalent to about 4.5% of our annual national output.Who would have thought ‘free’ stuff could be so expensive?But even these enormous costs are an underestimate as they do not include future liabilities. For example, if the government were to issue bonds to buy the Royal Mail at its current market value of around £2.1bn, this would not only add an additional £2.1bn to the national debt, but the government would also need to find money each and every year to service the interest on that debt, as well as fund future infrastructure investment in the business. Ultimately, taxpayers would be left to foot the bill for ongoing investment costs, as well as left to pick up the tab for any potential losses.
ClaimThe prime minister said he planned a rise in funding for the NHS, worth £34bn, which would be the “largest in modern memory”.RealityJohnson is correct that the funding boost is the biggest cash increase, worth an additional £34bn a year. Accounting for inflation, it is worth £20.5bn by 2023-24.However, in percentage terms, it is worth about 3.4% more a year on average.This is far from being the biggest increase on record. It is below the 3.5% average annual growth recorded prior to 1979, and far below the 6% average increase in the Blair/Brown years of Labour government. It is also below the 4.3% increase pledged by Labour in its 2019 manifesto.What do you want from your NHS?
Trump's says."I have nothing to do with it (the NHS). Never even thought about it, honestly. I don't even know where that rumour started."Hang on. Hang on. Oh yeah.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DIianrVDMilE&ved=2ahUKEwjE9J_s4JnmAhXYQEEAHf8pAx4QwqsBMAB6BAgHEAQ&usg=AOvVaw0E7Gr_UuS3y4Pf-o2fMKQ5
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on December 03, 2019, 03:10:25 pmTrump's says."I have nothing to do with it (the NHS). Never even thought about it, honestly. I don't even know where that rumour started."Hang on. Hang on. Oh yeah.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DIianrVDMilE&ved=2ahUKEwjE9J_s4JnmAhXYQEEAHf8pAx4QwqsBMAB6BAgHEAQ&usg=AOvVaw0E7Gr_UuS3y4Pf-o2fMKQ5I don't know Billy, I expected Sydney to be first to come out with that rubbish! It must be reallly disappointing mate ,there there!
Quote from: Sprotyrover on December 03, 2019, 06:27:30 pmQuote from: BillyStubbsTears on December 03, 2019, 03:10:25 pmTrump's says."I have nothing to do with it (the NHS). Never even thought about it, honestly. I don't even know where that rumour started."Hang on. Hang on. Oh yeah.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DIianrVDMilE&ved=2ahUKEwjE9J_s4JnmAhXYQEEAHf8pAx4QwqsBMAB6BAgHEAQ&usg=AOvVaw0E7Gr_UuS3y4Pf-o2fMKQ5I don't know Billy, I expected Sydney to be first to come out with that rubbish! It must be reallly disappointing mate ,there there!I'm just happy knowing you read my posts Sproty
There is a site where you can find out the impact on the NHS of austerity and privatisation in your area;https://nhscuts.org.uk/Important to realise that this process is ongoing, and further effects are in the pipeline.