tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post1803728121066294153..comments2023-09-28T13:28:52.243+01:00Comments on Raedwald: NHS? The EU has already put it up for grabsRaedwaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-63640523203379738962019-06-06T08:11:51.512+01:002019-06-06T08:11:51.512+01:00Well after Verhofstayd's "L'EU c'...Well after Verhofstayd's "L'EU c'est moi" rant in the EU "parliament" back end of last year bitching that ignorant morons won't give them more power, I think European mental health services are going to be challenged in the next few years. I think he's showing tertiary stages of EUphilis.<br /><br />That and "I'm a bigger threat to livers than Hannibal Lector" Juncker and lets not forget Martin Seigheilmayr.<br /><br />In the word of the late, great Terry Thomas, "an absolute shaaaaarr".<br /><br />Wonder when they'll start turning on each other. Can't be long now.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-28007224460697108072019-06-06T07:18:57.638+01:002019-06-06T07:18:57.638+01:00Yes, Thailand is a favourite for that, apparently,...Yes, Thailand is a favourite for that, apparently, Span.Cheerful Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-1127699775145101012019-06-06T06:37:27.972+01:002019-06-06T06:37:27.972+01:00One area where it would be helpful to bring the U....One area where it would be helpful to bring the U.S. into the NHS would be management. It would be very beneficial to root out the left wing jobs for life paper shufflers at the top , reverse the politically correct mindset, stop wasting money and get a fair days work out of the staff. RACnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-24875349916785615492019-06-05T23:06:13.345+01:002019-06-05T23:06:13.345+01:00yes Ed; amusingly the super gonorrhoea cases - men...yes Ed; amusingly the super gonorrhoea cases - men and women - seem to be caught by Brits abroad, how odd. maybe just a coincidence.Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-29731650988918092302019-06-05T21:32:47.478+01:002019-06-05T21:32:47.478+01:00PS, cases of gonorrhoea in the UK equal those of t...PS, cases of gonorrhoea in the UK equal those of the rest of the EU combined, Don.Cheerful Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-46707251325227846942019-06-05T21:30:10.858+01:002019-06-05T21:30:10.858+01:00Like by far and away most law, that relating to wh...Like by far and away most law, that relating to what health care governments must provide is a sovereign matter for EU member countries.<br /><br />Would you rather it weren't?<br /><br />If the UK had to provide the same standard as, say, France or Scandinavian ones, then I don't think many would complain. Maybe it's a pity that the Lisbon Treaty did not cover health provision?Cheerful Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-33341725174877656162019-06-05T18:56:05.372+01:002019-06-05T18:56:05.372+01:00I think the main problem with the NHS is that it h...I think the main problem with the NHS is that it has been overwhelmed by the great increase in the population, which is now double what it was when the NHS was set up.<br /><br />Micromanagement by various governments hasn't helped.<br /><br />Don CoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-52960969958193178902019-06-05T18:10:40.800+01:002019-06-05T18:10:40.800+01:00Not too sure that it is only "the ill-educate...Not too sure that it is only "the ill-educated remainiacs" that are uttering this nonsense, seems to me I have read several ConMen PM candidates mewling the same ill-informed nonsense.(of course that does not mark them out as leavers because most of the candidates are remainiacs)<br />It's interesting how many of the patrician class and presstitutes are deathly afraid that yUK industry cannot compete worldwide.Cascadiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-71316542667565626232019-06-05T17:29:13.604+01:002019-06-05T17:29:13.604+01:00"But handing it over to the most exploitative...<br />"But handing it over to the most exploitative isn't the way. Look at what happens in countries with better outcomes than either the US or the UK. They're in the EU, btw."<br /><br />As well as being a deceiver Cheese you are none too bright. I told you the European nations health systems were NOT set up by and pre-date the EU. Those nations are in the northern hemisphere. That also has nothing to do with the EU.Mr Ecksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-76175592528085695622019-06-05T16:46:07.039+01:002019-06-05T16:46:07.039+01:00Also avoiding halal is a tricky business.Also avoiding halal is a tricky business.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-18172645708175896222019-06-05T14:09:39.480+01:002019-06-05T14:09:39.480+01:00Isn't our tap water "washed" in chlo...Isn't our tap water "washed" in chlorine?Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672200681678804614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-54457017398238993782019-06-05T14:07:18.408+01:002019-06-05T14:07:18.408+01:00If the EU was all you make it out to be then surel...<br />If the EU was all you make it out to be then surely all countries would have equal health care and results? Isn't that the purpose behind it?Dave_Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-12124268985321053752019-06-05T10:22:47.212+01:002019-06-05T10:22:47.212+01:00I actually agree about the NHS's poor performa...I actually agree about the NHS's poor performance, Ecky. It does need a root-and-branch rethink.<br /><br />But handing it over to the most exploitative isn't the way. Look at what happens in countries with better outcomes than either the US or the UK. They're in the EU, btw.Cheerful Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-11102033257762438302019-06-05T09:56:57.582+01:002019-06-05T09:56:57.582+01:00"Profiteers" Cheesy? Anyone in business ..."Profiteers" Cheesy? Anyone in business you mean? Or will middle class Marxist Greenfreaks provide the medical services under remainiac plans? Why are "profiteers" better if they are EU shite rather than from far away? Is this the non-parochial remain gang talking?<br /><br />PS --The US health care system--compromised by corporate socialism as it is --still produces MUCH better success/cure rates than the UK . An American with the very dangerous throat cancer has twice the chance of surviving than under the TLC of the National Death Service.<br /><br />And the EU does want rid of the NHS. It has produced numerous reports about how many more UK folk die because of the NHS bungling and sloth than would die under the health care of the European nations. BTW those systems are sodall to do with the EU ( tho' EU liars are not above trying to claim credit for them)having been set up by the various nations back before the EU was snot dribbling from the EEC's nose.<br /><br />Claiming that remain = "saving" the NHS shows what a bunch of lying pukes remainiacs are. As if more evidence were needed.Mr Ecksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-46516381286442732742019-06-05T09:48:37.546+01:002019-06-05T09:48:37.546+01:00Of course you do understand what chlorinated chick...Of course you do understand what chlorinated chicken actually is.<br /><br />Chickens are herded into a field and are then bombarded with chlorine gas shells. Chlorine gas is captured by the packaging process and when unwrapped, the chlorine gas is breathed in. This destroys the taste buds, enhancing the epicurean experience. But this, alas, is an unexpected bonus as the lungs and eyes expire soon after.<br /><br />Well that's the impression I got based on the shrill hysteria.<br /><br />Of course, it is only right and proper that bell end Boris is taken to task for his outrageous lies about the NHS. The connection with Brexit and the likelihood that he has the best chance of leading the rump Tories is purely coincidental.<br /><br />Honesty in politics is paramount and sacrosanct.<br /><br />Thank you remainiacs, for pointing out the threat to the holy NHS. We can't have the evil yankee running dogs of capitalism near it. We can't have them selling clinical waste to McDonalds can we? We can't have our temples (sorry, hospitals) all turned into Trump towers.<br /><br />Don't worry, I'm sure Elton John will compose a suitably heart rending dirge. NHS in the wind.<br /><br />Fuck me, death really is beginning to look like a blessed release.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-67541970666829908032019-06-05T09:35:35.426+01:002019-06-05T09:35:35.426+01:00Even if your misleading headline were correct, the...Even if your misleading headline were correct, the response is "so what? Isn't that the point of leaving? Why hand it to US profiteers rather than those closer to home?"Cheerful Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-9097148630163421892019-06-05T09:21:44.708+01:002019-06-05T09:21:44.708+01:00You only need to know that the most litigious soci...<br />You only need to know that the most litigious society in the world hasn't yet found an excuse to sue chlorinated chicken producers to know that the process is perfectly safe.Dave_Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-64977332368121178642019-06-05T09:19:10.777+01:002019-06-05T09:19:10.777+01:00Re NHS, thank you for the info Raedwald, most Rema...Re NHS, thank you for the info Raedwald, most Remainer/lefty/Climate Nazi (funny how those groups - and other similar ones - coincide so much) have no idea. Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-20900439251643356432019-06-05T09:17:07.112+01:002019-06-05T09:17:07.112+01:00The chicken thing is ridiculous, not even sure how...The chicken thing is ridiculous, not even sure how it became 'a thing'. <br /><br />The ONLY chicken not treated in some way is the live bird market, still big in some countries, where the birds are usally eaten the very same day. <br /><br />Anything that isn't going to be eaten immdeiately needs a shelf life, be it a couple of days or several years. <br /><br />the swimming pool thing is interesting, one mouthful albiet spat out would have the same amount of actual chlorine than if you ate 20 whole chlorine-washed chickens a day (OK, exagerrated for effect but you get my drift)Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-66482145566886037972019-06-05T08:57:31.621+01:002019-06-05T08:57:31.621+01:00If a chicken is properly cooked, the need for chlo...If a chicken is properly cooked, the need for chlorination is voided, but the process is merely an added protection.<br /><br />You could say that US food standards are higher that those of the EU.<br /><br />Personally, I prefer curry when I want to cook rotten meat, the relevant spices act as flavouring. Having said that, I am not sure whether chlorinating a chicken enhances or mars the flavour anyway.Stephen Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628822966183977715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-82999956859322372762019-06-05T08:14:17.963+01:002019-06-05T08:14:17.963+01:00.......and the abuse of all of those poor kids who..........and the abuse of all of those poor kids who love to go to the local swimming baths, and be chlorine-washed in a solution of hypochlorous acid -- with the absolute approval of their parents.<br /><br />Dreadful.formertoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787382608124662939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-1195641349250713142019-06-05T08:09:07.940+01:002019-06-05T08:09:07.940+01:00If we remain in the EU, either as a member or as a...If we remain in the EU, either as a member or as a colony under Mrs. May's everlasting WA treaty, it is to be expected that access to our NHS will be traded away to the US corporates by the EU in exchange for lower tariffs on German cars and French/Italian food.<br /><br />It is obviously far better to be in charge of our own trade deals/policy than have one decided by the EU.<br />John Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368536835090304923noreply@blogger.com