How the NHS Was Won
The NHS wasn't handed down by elites, it was won through struggle – one which pitted Aneurin Bevan and the labour movement against the interests of the healthcare profiteers.
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Aneurin Bevan on the Socialist Roots of the NHS
On this day in 1948, the National Health Service was born. To mark the occasion, its founder, Aneurin Bevan, spoke to Tribune about the socialist ambitions of public healthcare.
The New French Revolt
The French establishment has dismissed the riots as a purely criminal affair, refusing to accept its true cause: widespread anger at murderous policing, racial inequality, social deprivation, and a state in total crisis.
A Two-Tier System Is an Existential Threat to the NHS
An NHS crisis caused by cuts and privatisation can't be solved by allowing yet more profiteering. The only solution is to return public healthcare to its socialist roots.
Technology Is Not a Cure
Many believe that technology will lead us to a future of better health. But it could also dismantle our public health systems.
Renewing Bevan’s Vision
If the NHS is to survive, we must set out an agenda that not only defends it but aims to expand its mandate to new arenas.
The NHS: Safe in Labour Hands?
As a Starmer government becomes increasingly likely, the Labour Party’s plans for the NHS leave much to be desired.
A Movement to End Outsourcing
The contracting-out of key NHS functions to private profiteers has eroded public healthcare — we need a movement to end it for good.
Consultants Are Striking Against a Broken NHS
With real pay falling by a third since 2009 and conditions continuing to deteriorate, consultants have escalated strike action. An anonymous senior doctor writes for Tribune about the reality of working in a healthcare system on the brink of collapse.
How a Historic Strike Wave Rocked the NHS
The last year has seen historic walkouts across the NHS. Workers are fighting not just for terms and conditions but for the future of public healthcare.
Michael Marmot: ‘The Social Contract Has Been Broken’
Michael Marmot - one of Britain’s leading healthcare voices - speaks to Tribune about how austerity and the epidemic of social inequality threaten the future of the NHS.