Warrington Wolves • Re: Coronavirus
Wolf Hall wrote:
Lots of views on here under the Coronavirus topic, some medical and some political. Let's be quite clear, the present government has been in power for 10+ years, not other parties. The preparedness or otherwise to deal with this plague is down to them, the tens of thousands of vacancies in the NHS, the lack of ventilators, test kit, PPE is their responsibility. The culture of NHS management, the medical advice given to them and the decisions made from it is their responsibility. Fortunately we have fantastic people who work in the health and care services, all being praised by everyone, but not rewarded pay and condition wise over the last 10 years, hence many leaving and working overseas where they get the appreciation they deserve. Meanwhile, the NHS has recruited from overseas to second and third world nations who can ill afford to lose the nursing staff they have trained.
I know that some people will be saying we all need to pull together at this terrible time, yes we should, but don't forget as we all feel sorry for the PM, and yes I wish him and every one else who is fighting this virus a speedy recovery, that the lack of preparation and ongoing management for this virus is the party who has been in power for the last 10 years.
Absolutely spot on. To say this isn't a political issue and it would have happened under any party is just nonsense. The NHS for the last decade haven't been properly funded and medical staff haven't been treated like the amazing super humans they are. It's a disgrace that they are expected to deal with a generation defining pandemic with inadequate PPE from 2015 when they've been at 90%+ capacity for months. I think it's unbelievable that Johnson is now thanking profusely those that him and his Tory peers have more of less stripped to the bonce since his party's been in power because you just know when this passes it'll be as normal.
Statistics: Posted by Lord Tony Smith — Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:43 pm