28-01-18, 06:43 PM
Quote:Everyone I spoke to post referendum that voted 'Leave' said that broadly the same things had influenced their decision, such as the health service being at breaking point and a lack of affordable housing and yet still they encourage free movement.
Most of those who voted leave that I spoke to came up with a list of reasons that had nothing to do with the EU. Most of what pissed em off is the policies of various UK governments over the last 30 odd years or so. Understandably peeved off, as am I, and given a ball to kick, well they kicked. Wrong ball though. Leaving the EU will only make things worse.
As mtread has stated the health service is staffed with the help of free movement. For example, currently there is a serious shortage of nursing staff in the NHS. There are a number of reasons for that, but one is a heck of a lot of EU citizens are heading home. The two reasons for that are, the weakness of the pound, combined with uncertainty of their status plus a general feeling of feeling unwelcome in England and Wales.
The NHS is chronically underfunded. The reality is that the Tories foccing hate the NHS, they’d love an American insurance based system. Proper funding for the NHS is not difficult. We need to make sure companies pay their corporate income tax. Some estimates of the amount of unpaid corporation tax put it high enough to fund the whole NHS in England and Wales. The Tories have no intention of making all corporations pay their taxes, plus working across the EU to close the corporation tax loop holes is the way forward. The Tories however have plans to turn the UK into a tax haven.
Foc me, Tories get my foccing goat. The foccing self-serving dirty thieving stinking scum bags that they are. >: >: >: >: