The UK (& EU) generally uses a precautionary principle, with stricter regulations on additives, pesticide residues, & foodborne disease prevention.

So the USA allows carcinogens like Potassium Bromate (KBrO3) & Azodicarbonamide (ADA)
clearborder.co.uk/resource/com...
eatwell.uky.edu/sites/defaul...

These guys must be turning in their graves.

Which in turn just led me to this gem:

joshblackman.com/blog/2014/05...

Gotta include the UK satirical magazine Private Eye's infamous shorthand response to legal threats
“We refer you to the reply given in the case of Arkell v Pressdram”.

web.archive.org/web/20220524...

(Pressdram Ltd is Private Eye’s publisher).

I think I've seen that story before...

Thanks.
Interest is a significant cost, but the DHSC budget may include some social care and other obfuscated monies.

Indisputable that healthcare costs are increasing as a proportion of overall public service costs esp. as others cut.

Pic from DHSC 2022-3 report, I but can't say I follow it all.

Where did you get the idea that "close to half" of government spending is on healthcare?

It's around 11% of GDP
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula... and about 20% of Government spending according to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governm...

You say that, but I heard that in South Africa the robots are already directing traffic... :-)

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Vehicular automation ranges from automatic transmission or cruise control upwards, but the Johnny Cab is still fiction.