Thank you to those who can see that, whilst the Conservatives may have some difficulties, the alternative is hardly exciting the electorate.
As for the "headlines" posted by
@QR they really need to be considered in some level of context.
The one I know a bit about, both through work & personal experience - NHS waiting lists.
The NHS virtually shutdown on routine work for 18 months.
As someone whose patient pathway stopped halfway through that period, even though I knew who to speak too, I was in the queue with everyone else.
Luckily I was able to go private but I understand the majority of people can`t.
Strange irony that it was the same NHS consultant at a different hospital, maybe if he did more NHS work his list would shrink but consultant contracts have never worked like that.
Those lists will take years to get back to the levels they were, there is better diagnosis, earlier treatment and massive technological advances in both which, by default, has put more people on waiting lists both pre & post Covid
Whichever party is in power it will not change in 2,3 or 4 years and we are back to that short term political cycle rather than fixing the long term problems.
Homelessness - its not as simple as "the government" - there are local authorities, health services, addiction services etc that are there but many homeless people, for various reasons, choose not to engage with them.
In Leicester we have a hybrid Council/Charity Homeless Outreach Team who are on the ground directing homeless folk to the services in place, there are also a number of voluntary religious groups that are out every night offering food etc. If the individuals do not want to change they can`t be forced to and society can only do so much.
Potholes - local authority highways issue. Both the City & County around this way do a pretty good job but they are constrained by regulation and/or contracts. If a pothole is below a certain width & depth they leave it! Then, come Jan,Feb,March they realise they have a surplus of budget and you can barely move for resurfacing and road repairs. Another public sector failing - "spend it or we won`t get it next year".
Crumbling schools - if that is a reference to RAC then its a historical issue that only recently came to light.
Dentist "deserts" - again many have decided that (amazingly) private work pays more because it costs the patients more. Should the NHS contract compete with that? Same as consultants - it can`t. Takes about 7 years to qualify as a dentist - again its not a quick fix and either party will have the problem.
Partygate - really? Most people saw it for what it was - people working in the eye of the storm and letting it slip for a moment. I`m pretty sure most of us inadvertently or deliberately broke the rules at some stage.
Cronyism - people were looking for a quick fix to a number of issues, in such times you speak to people who you think are best equipped to provide, if it turns out at a later date to be improper then due action will be taken - Michelle Mone & her husband have had circa £75 million in assets frozen by the NCA.
Try thinking a bit...............
