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We cannot settle for half measures
We need an openly political and co-ordinated fightback against any kind of privatisation of the NHS, rather than a slightly slower path to its annihilation, writes HELEN O’CONNOR

WHEN the NHS was founded after the second world war, this country was in approximately £27 billion of debt.

The Labour Party had been voted into power overwhelmingly by a working class who were determined not to be poor any more.

The NHS and other social welfare reforms were demands that were conceded under pressure. The people demanded a decent standard of living for themselves and their families in a post-war world.

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Britain / 29 November 2024
29 November 2024