NHS privatisation

www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/20...-private-sector

Not a democracy any more, either, argues the author of this piece. The article takes the view that this has been the game plan for 25 years. I agree with both propositions.

Since the democratic process has clearly failed utterly in this case (though it had taken a long time to subvert it and a great deal of money and many steps) it seems to me that there is a case for asking for a referendum on this one issue. We don't have a hybrid system in the UK in line with that in Scandinavia: and I am not sure how effective that is. There is precedent only for constitutional changes. But UHC is so central to my notion of what the state is for; and the change to the role of government as the provider of core essential services so much a break with post war history, that I think this really does amount to constitutional change. The people should have veto on this, IMO

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/20...mesh?intcmp=239

Q & A section below the main article here