Depressingly, it's probably that journalistic harlot the Daily Mail, but in the meantime, here's a constructive and considered response to Richard Littlejohn's inane, ideologically-dictated hatred of the NHS. An NHS worker makes the medical and social case for a state health service rather than the expensive and unequal medical treatment afforded to those who a) have insurance and b) somehow don't get trapped by said insurance's loopholes in the USA.
Remember: over here, whatever is wrong with you, you turn up at a surgery or hospital, get treated, then go home. At no point do you have to produce a credit card or prove that you have insurance.
I know the NHS is tired in places, and that this government's preference for the health of the private sector outweighs its concern for the health of the citizens, but it's a magnificent principle. The health of one affects the health of all, and a fair, efficient service is best provided through the collective will of the people embodied in the state.
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