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Finding ways to maintain the appearance of sanity in an insane world. Values before intellect. Purpose before profit.

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Yes, we really do.

And we are starting a new project to do that.

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November 19, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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Now we have a new government. It is vital that they reverse all this damage.

If you think this is important, please share the thread widely tagging-in your MP, and take a look at The 99% Organisation and join us.
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September 28, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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Lord Darzi’s more recent report confirmed all these points and set out a challenge for the new government.
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September 28, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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This sparked a debate in Parliament in which the government again denied all the points above.

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September 28, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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… and it showed that without a healthy workforce, the UK economy is doomed to fail.
September 28, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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It debunked the notion that the most cost-effective system in the developed world had mysteriously become unaffordable…
September 28, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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… and that NHS performance rose steadily from 2001-2010.

The problems came after 2010.
September 28, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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The report pointed out that the Conservatives inherited the best healthcare system in the world…
September 28, 2024 at 1:06 PM
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In July 2023, we launched the Rational Policy-maker’s Guide to the NHS in Parliament …
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Parliamentary launch of The Rational Policy-Maker’s Guide to the NHS - 99%
This is an approximate transcript of the presentation given by Mark E Thomas at the launch, hosted by Richard Burgon, MP on 4 July. Present from Parliament were MPs Caroline […]
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September 28, 2024 at 1:06 PM
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So what SHOULD we do?

Fix it.
September 28, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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… but would be ruinous for many UK citizens.
And many would die.

“This is the list of what Laura Marston has sacrificed to keep herself alive: Her car, her furniture, her apartment, her retirement fund, her dog….”
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The Reality of Health Insurance - 99%
In the UK, our healthcare is (largely) funded through the tax system and provided by the NHS. But Sajid Javid does not like that. He thinks, “government shouldn’t […]
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September 28, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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Rather than fix it, the far-right are calling for it to be replaced with a private system and even suggesting some form of insurance-based funding. That would generate far more profit …
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Saving the UK's social contract - starting with the NHS
Even on the 75th anniversary of its foundation, the NHS came under assault from the far-right. This article tackles the claims of its detractors and shows how a team of volunteers has taken the argume...
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September 28, 2024 at 1:05 PM