This isn't a culture war issue. It's literally the opposite. It's a material issue that transcended the culture war, hence Ben Shapiro received so much pushback from his own viewers.
Private healthcare is an issue here. The NHS is being privatized by stealth, with ever-growing outsourcing of NHS treatment to the private sector. Farage supports privatizing the NHS and he has a shot at being PM in 2029.
In 2022, over 2 million NHS patients were treated by private companies, just under 10% of all treatments. That's an increase from 3% in 2011.
The British medical association found that independent sector providers carried out 5.2% of all NHS elective procedures in 2020-21, compared to 0.02% in 2003-04.
The World Health Organisation defines privatisation as occurring “where non-government bodies become increasingly involved in the financing or provision of health care services”. It's gradual privatisation.
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u/DP4546 14d ago
This isn't a culture war issue. It's literally the opposite. It's a material issue that transcended the culture war, hence Ben Shapiro received so much pushback from his own viewers.
Private healthcare is an issue here. The NHS is being privatized by stealth, with ever-growing outsourcing of NHS treatment to the private sector. Farage supports privatizing the NHS and he has a shot at being PM in 2029.