The Tory Plan for Stealth NHS Privatisation
By neglecting and underfunding the National Health Service, the Tory government is pushing ever-growing numbers towards private alternatives – which amounts to healthcare privatisation by the backdoor.
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Christopher Thomas
Chris Thomas is a research and writer. His first book, The Five Health Frontiers, is out on 20 January with Pluto Press. He writes in a personal capacity.
The Case for a Universal Public Health Service
Covid has proved beyond doubt that health is linked to social factors like housing, work and education. In the wake of the pandemic, it’s time for a new, comprehensive and universal approach to healthcare.
The NHS Is Failing Because it’s Not Public Enough
Right-wingers use today’s NHS shortcomings to argue that a public health system doesn’t work – but its failings stem from decades of pro-market reforms.
It’s Time to Renew the Radical Vision Behind the NHS
A little over 70 years ago, the NHS was founded on the principle that everyone was entitled to free, public and universal healthcare – to safeguard its future, we need to renew that vision for the modern world.
Remembering the Aberfan Disaster
On this day in 1966, a coal slag heap collapsed in the Welsh mining village of Aberfan, killing more than 100 children. Today, it’s a powerful reminder of how the establishment fails working class communities.