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15 questions for when this is over
The Covid-19 crisis has allowed us to see the world in new ways and demand a break with laissez-faire capitalism — but will we? asks NEIL FINDLAY MSP
NHS Louisa Jordan

THE world has changed. We cannot return to what went before as if the coronavirus crisis was just a temporary blip in a world where capitalism, the exploitation of people and resources and the dog-eat-dog survival-of-the-fittest economics is accepted as the norm.

We have huge questions to ask ourselves and our politicians and decision-makers.

Will we replace our applause for the NHS with more funding, increased staffing, better pay and lasting respect for the staff in our hospitals and communities?

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