Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
October 17, 2011
Andy Burnham on the NHS Bill: 'Tories Distrust National Planned Healthcare'
Former health secretary Andy Burnham, recently made shadow health secretary in Labour leader Ed Miliband's reshuffle, looks at the controversial NHS bill. He says patients will be faced with a postcode lottery, with huge variations in standards of treatment around the country and a lack of accountability