Sal Paradise wrote:
This doesn't look great but you can hardly blame Boris - he has had three months.
This will take years to come right and probably needs a complete rethink of what we want the NHS to provide and how much money are you prepared to spend to deliver it. You could dump the whole GDP of the UK into the NHS and it still wouldn't be enough.
The key to the impact of this will be individuals experience of dealing with the NHS - if you have never visited A&E then a 6 hour wait will not have the same conceptual impact as if you have been there recently. If you are not waiting for an operation then it will not resonate in the same way as if you are.
Big issue - will hurt the Tories no doubt
Of course you cant expect anything of Boris, especially in 3 months but, even you must see the pattern that is forming.
Anything that is difficult or, looks like it could be awkward, they are literally running and hiding - can you possibly imagine Thatcher doing that ?
They are so full of poo that their "principles" unravel in seconds. So fearful of confrontation, they now appear to be running scared.
The is still plenty to happen with the Brexit-Con alliance too.
Again, despite all of the denials, it's absolutely clear that their is some serious bargaining going on behind the scenes between the 2? parties and Farage is likely to get the hump.
" weeks ago, he was fielding 600+ candidates, within a fortnight that has halves and the Tories only want him to target 40/50 seats, to give them a "free run" at the rest. Mind you, post election, he could still hold the balance of power and that wont be too pleasant for anyone other than hard line right wing Brexiteers.