tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post4283637630415371125..comments2024-03-26T07:19:50.901+00:00Comments on Dr Grumble: Forest protestDr Grumblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417731064007601504noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-63612525143411957822011-02-13T21:44:43.169+00:002011-02-13T21:44:43.169+00:00I realise I have strayed off my usual topic, Lou, ...I realise I have strayed off my usual topic, Lou, so it is good to know if it has some appeal.Dr Grumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417731064007601504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-35289826125618999462011-02-13T21:43:21.778+00:002011-02-13T21:43:21.778+00:00The explanation, Yoav, is that the public do not r...The explanation, Yoav, is that the public do not really know what is planned for the NHS. Where has the sell-off of the NHS been overtly announced? <br /><br />It may also be the case that they do not really care about NHS privatisation. They may not grasp the enormous costs involved in buying and selling healthcare and all the others problems a multitude of providers will bring.<br /><br />Actually there are many coalition MPs who are very concerned that Lansley's plans will lose them the next election so some grass roots politicians certainly seem to think that the public may not like what lies ahead. We shall see. <br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/feb/13/new-tory-politics-claim-sham#<br /><br />I hope you are well, Yoav.Dr Grumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417731064007601504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-42397866118767396592011-02-13T21:05:39.578+00:002011-02-13T21:05:39.578+00:00Funny how people will protest at the privatisation...Funny how people will protest at the privatisation of forests but not of the NHS.Yoavnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-52235842423441680862011-02-13T17:07:24.676+00:002011-02-13T17:07:24.676+00:00I love your posts on current political affairs. I ...I love your posts on current political affairs. I agree somebody really needs to tell them loud and clear. WE ARE NOT STUPID!Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12145634302151765189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-58964763218232887902011-02-13T16:10:58.705+00:002011-02-13T16:10:58.705+00:00We wait til AV gets through Parliament. When that&...We wait til AV gets through Parliament. When that's done, the cracks will begin to show in the coalition. I can't see the ordinary Lib Dems being the Conservatives' whipping boy for much longer after that and that's when there will be an opportunity.Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-54907117628098969572011-02-13T11:20:52.954+00:002011-02-13T11:20:52.954+00:00Thanks for that support, anon. Dr Grumble sometime...Thanks for that support, anon. Dr Grumble sometimes wonders if he is the only one who thinks this way. It was the turnout in the woods that made him think that he might not be alone.<br /><br />I never ever thought I would vote Green. But the environment is an issue that we must address and the reality is that we just cannot go on and on with our dependency on economic growth and an ever expanding population. And, as you say, the Greens' policy on the NHS is the best of the lot.<br /><br />How can we have the arrogance to castigate countries like Brazil for allowing the loggers to destroy their rain forests when our equivalent went centuries ago? The map in the consultation document shows what a tiny amount of woodland we have left in England and now it looks as if even that risks being turned from an ecosystem that we should cherish into an economy that generates income. <br /><br />What happened to the happiness measurements Cameron was so keen on? What's wrong with a holiday walking in the woods instead of a jet to wherever?<br /><br />Make no mistake. This is a government of upper class lumberjacks out to rape our public services with a view to pleasing only their powerful paymasters and securing their own fortunes.Dr Grumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417731064007601504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-83515923879835995242011-02-13T10:34:02.667+00:002011-02-13T10:34:02.667+00:00I agree with every word of this, but really don...I agree with every word of this, but really don't know what we are all going to do?<br /><br />Join the Greens? Their policies do include publicly provided services<br />and they seem to be the only party in England which is against NHS marketisation.<br /><br />Not long ago I saw a newspaper piece which was about the 'big society', and have tried to find it.What it said was that in a cohesive big society, people would probably decide that as individuals they could not do all that was needed for schools, libraries, health etc. It suggested that public-spirited people could be employed long-term to run these services full-time on behalf of the community, so everyone would benefit from them.<br /><br />They would be called 'public services'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com