"The NHS is in almost all operational senses already independent in Scotland, and operates in a markedly different manner to the way the service is run in England and Wales. [...] The NHS in Scotland is far from perfect. But Dr Samuel’s analysis highlights the ways in which the principles of social democracy that still underpin much of the Scottish political landscape (although Scottish Labour is now showing signs of abandoning them in order to align with the neoliberal London party) can mould services to benefit the public, rather than the profit-seeking private sector. "These principles are under daily threat of being undermined by ideologically-driven actions south of the border even as the Scottish Government tries to uphold them. Gaining full economic independence from the UK would mean that the funding in place to NHS Scotland would be more stable and based on the needs of Scotland, rather than falling as a Barnett consequence of privatisation south of the border.": wingsoverscotland/does-nhs-scotland-need-independence/
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:02:17 +0000
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