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Every time Rishi Sunak opens his mouth, he bleats on about his 5 priorities "for the British people".  One of those five priorities is investment in the NHS . He's forever repeating the lies about more Hospitals, more Nurses, more Doctors, record recruitmen but never about wasted "investments". During the pandemic, the government claimed it was establishing " Nightingale " Hospitals, designed to treat the most serious cases of Covid, and fully fitted with oxygen availability, To ensure these facilities were fitted out with the most up to day equipment, the NHS purchased a number of high range beds, at a cost of around £3,000 per unit. When the hospitals were dismantled, (many without treating a single patient), it was estimated the cost of setting them up to be around £500,000,000. The "specialist" beds that were purchased were found to be unsuitable for use in other hospital settings, and wer sold off at as little as £6 each. SIX POUNDS fo...

  "The Voice" is a referendum in Australia designed to give Aboriginals a recognition within the Constitution, and a prescence in Australian society and politics. Voters will be asked to approve an alteration   to the  Australian Constitution , creating a body called the Aboriginal & Torres Straight Islander Voice  that "may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government ... on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples". Proposed question: The current proposal for the question to be put to the Australian people at the 2023 referendum is: A Proposed Law: "To alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?" Generally, it can be said that socialists are mainly supportive of the proposal, whereas right and far right wing parties are opposed. The main opposition to the proposal, is the fear ...

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