See also: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/83781 ... forms.htmlThe Guardian - 12/03/11
Nick Clegg suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of his own party as Liberal Democrat activists voted overwhelmingly against coalition plans for a radical overhaul of the NHS.
Delegates rejected the "damaging and unjustified market-based approach" being championed by the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, as anger over the Tory-led NHS agenda boiled over at the party's spring conference in Sheffield.
The Lib Dem leadership had gone into the session backing a motion unreservedly supportive of the Lansley approach – only to see the grassroots insert changes that would undermine the basic principles behind it.
After the crushing defeat, Clegg immediately faced demands from former education secretary Shirley Williams that he take the message back to the cabinet and demand that Lansley change the NHS bill to conform with Lib Dem demands.
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+100nexus wrote:Good. At least that's one tiny bit of good news.
Take it from me, having experienced both the NHS and a 'market-based' approach to health care: you will regret having voted the Tories in.
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+1000emordnilap wrote:+100nexus wrote:Good. At least that's one tiny bit of good news.
Take it from me, having experienced both the NHS and a 'market-based' approach to health care: you will regret having voted the Tories in.
Anyone wanting to test this out, fly to the US without health insurance, then break your leg.
Let me know how it goes
