I disagree. Under Blair, we increased spending on health as a percentage of the overall budget. Something Kier isn’t offering. I cannot stand Blair as a person, but I cannot help but feel he offered more to people than Kier has. When you’re getting outflanked to the left by a war criminal, it’s pretty bleak.
I don’t think that (increasing public spending on health as a % of the budget) was a commitment in labour’s 1997 manifesto though, was it? They committed to increasing spending on education, but in health the plan was to cut admin overheads and use that money on frontline care.
From a strategic perspective, I think Labour need to get in and settle nervy swing voters first, then do some more ambitious stuff in their second term.
Labour reaffirm their commitment to Thatcherism-Blairism.
I disagree. Under Blair, we increased spending on health as a percentage of the overall budget. Something Kier isn’t offering. I cannot stand Blair as a person, but I cannot help but feel he offered more to people than Kier has. When you’re getting outflanked to the left by a war criminal, it’s pretty bleak.
I don’t think that (increasing public spending on health as a % of the budget) was a commitment in labour’s 1997 manifesto though, was it? They committed to increasing spending on education, but in health the plan was to cut admin overheads and use that money on frontline care.
From a strategic perspective, I think Labour need to get in and settle nervy swing voters first, then do some more ambitious stuff in their second term.