Dozens of communities are fighting their own individual battles for the NHS,usually against the downgrading of services at their local hospital. It is frustrating that these valiant groups have never been brought together as a national campaign, but we don’t have a single powerful voice or household name regularly fighting our corner. What we need is leadership. This is why I am appealing to Jeremy Corbyn to commit every Labour MP to attending the moment reading of Caroline Lucas’s NHS bill, or on 11 March,which aims to repeal the Health and Social Care Act of 2012. whether this event passes us by I alarm that the NHS as we have known it may be lost for ever. Only Mr Corbyn can make sure this is a broad day for the NHS. A petition calling on Jeremy Corbyn to support the NHS bill is at 38degrees.org.uk.
Geoff Small
Stafford• How many people die each year? Most leave an estate from a few hundred pounds to millions. How much would 10% of that raise annually for the NHS and social care (Report, 19 January)? This view was mooted a few years ago, or mocked as the death tax,and killed off. Resurrect it. Tax all estates and use the hypothecated funds to invigorate the NHS and social care.
Tom Cowin
Hingham, Norfolk Continue reading...
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