Majority young doctors, pharmacists, paramedical staff sides with Corbyn ? (Trends/Vibes)
What's your take ?
Yes that's about right. Conservative NHS reforms have been unpopular. NHS has been in meltdown in the last few years under the Conservatives with A&E and GP waiting times soaring. Cuts to community pharmacies is worrying and boneheaded, especially when pharmacists can step in to reduce the workload on GPs. There is a major shortage of doctors and nurses yet demand is increasing due to increasing elderly population.
Would you be happy if BREXIT is un-done ? Is it realistic ? Will it keep UK united as a Country ?
As for Brexit - I voted to Remain but as a democrat I accept the result of the referendum, there is no going back. But as I argued in another thread - we are in for a very rocky period.
By leaving the EU, the UK would no longer have any other trade agreements because its agreements with other countries are negotiated through the EU ! We are going to spend DECADES trying to renegotiate dozens of trade deals around the world with the likes of Colombia, South Africa, Mexico, Norway etc with companies facing uncertainty and dislocation. US and Japan will prioritise a trade deal with the EU first over the UK.
The UK lacks the capacity and expertise needed to do this swiftly. The UK
hasn't negotiated a bilateral trade deal in 40 years - we've done it through the European Commission ! And FTAs have become increasingly complex over time. The UK is a substantially smaller market with less to offer to potential partners in negotiations than the EU, which alone contributes a quarter of world GDP.
The EU will NOT give us a sweetheart deal as they want to deter other countries from also leaving. Brexiteers have delusions of fantasy if they think we hold any leverage in this. Access to the single market is not as good as being part of the single market whereby we could help set the rules.
As for uniting the country, the referendum exposed the divides between young and old, suburbs vs inner cities, graduates vs non-graduates. There are concerns over whether the Union can stay intact. I think it will but the SNP are agitating for another independence referendum as Scotland voted Remain, and Northern Ireland (also voted Remain) could face a
hard border with the Republic of Ireland (which is part of the EU) which would be catastrophic for the peace process.
. Climate change is important but we need to get our house in order before we fix what's outside.
