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A: Good ;) The gang are finally reunited for the penultimate show of the series! This week we're celebrating the 70th birthday of the NHS ("A slice of socialist utopia"); and calling out the usual torrent of Tory hypocrisy. ___ Week in Bull***t / Right-Wing Watch It's a bumper one this week, with Theresa May celebrating negotiating a soft Brexit with her cabinet as if it's something incredible, the Tories claiming EU laws for their own, and allying with far-right nationalists in the European Parliament. As Rowan says... UKIP really f****d up the Conservative Party ___ FEATURE The NHS is 70 this week, and its too important a topic not to dive into. Warren worked in the health sector in a previous life - so he's taking us through some of the history of the NHS, it's achievements and challenges, its recent restructuring and under-funding by the Tory government, its relationship to the wider healthcare and public sector landscape, how it needs to change and why. TL;DR - we need more funds for capital & transformation, primary & social care, and preventative interventions. We can fund this with a relatively small rise in taxes. We underspend on health and have a relatively low tax burden compared to OECD neighbours, Handy little video on NHS restructuring: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/how-does-nhs-in-england-work How the NHS plans to change: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-five-year-forward-view The NHS' ranking amongst developed health systems: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2017/jul/mirror-mirror-2017-international-comparison-reflects-flaws-and Guardian review of the NHS: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/02/is-the-nhs-the-worlds-best-healthcare-system Recent releases on the need to fund the NHS: https://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/R143.pdf https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/pm-letter-funding-settlement-nhs ___ Like what you hear? Support us by... Following on Soundcloud! Subscribing and Reviewing on ITunes – itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/connected-disaffected/ Following on Twitter – twitter.com/CandDPodcast Following on FB – www.facebook.com/connectedanddisaffected/ Email your comments and ideas - connectedanddisaffected@gmail.com