| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:What does Cllr Lambert stand for | |
| Posted by: | Simon Hayes | |
| Date/Time: | 18/03/26 09:23:00 |
| Amazing that everything will always be wonderful in Lambertland. Do you not think that your experiences might differ from those of others, usually the ones you patronise and/or dismiss? Seeing a GP can be difficult in some areas. Advertising for patients is no indicator of good quality care or ease of access everywhere. It can be a lottery. You, by dint of your age and existing health issues, will be a priority case so will be seen ahead of others. Has that not occurred to you? The NHS is great when there’s an emergency that needs urgent care, but the real issue is when patients need ongoing treatment. Waiting lists are still far too long and in certain health conditions, particularly mental health, the timescales are dreadful. Then you wonder why those who can afford it pay to go privately to jump the queue. Doesn’t fit in with the rise-tinted socialist view but even the Labour government Guy supported to the hilt (and probably still does) can’t fix that. Where bigger problems will arise will be at hospitals such as West Middlesex if local populations grow rapidly (as they are forecast to do in Brentford and Ealing). Pop down there and talk to the A&E staff and see how happy they are. It’s not immigrants that will cause the overloading of infrastructure but the untrammelled overdevelopment without ensuring the services can cope. Maybe the Greens will build a new hospital. English comprehension should be encouraged but schools are really suffering from the lack of investment from government, particularly around SEND provision. The bottom line for everything is money. There’s nothing in Green Party campaign material to indicate that they have the first clue about how economics works. A wealth tax and a carbon tax? Substitute those for non-dom loopholes and VAT on private schools, in the Labour manifesto in 2024, and you can see how the logical conclusion is that it will mean ever increasing tax burdens on the already squeezed middle. By ignoring that you are being dishonest. There’s no such thing as a socialist utopia, Cllr Lambert. At your age you should have realised that. To think it’s possible is delusional. |