Oddbean

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 @ee4cb8b5 @8c2ace29 @a8a3ca9d @02439a38 @b870d4c8 

1/ Finally, you've actually offered a solution as opposed to bellyaching about #Starmer! 🙄

You've FINALLY accepted Starmer's view that it would be political madness to just dump the private sector, without an alternative in place.

So a question to you. How long will your process take? 🤔

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 @ee4cb8b5 @8c2ace29 @a8a3ca9d @02439a38 @b870d4c8 

2/ The UK's skint, so please tell me where the additional money will come from to reduce waiting lists, if we don't divert money away from the NHS to the private sector who currently have spare capacity?

Fund the NHS properly using what money? 🤔 

Mate the UK's SKINT, & has a debt/GDP ratio of 101.1%. Where's the money coming from? 🤷🏾‍♂️

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 @0f342e77 @8c2ace29 @a8a3ca9d @02439a38 @b870d4c8 yes, its very notable that #starmer hasnt pledged any new money for health

So everything going to the private sector comes from NHS budgets - 

The NHS capacity is largely constrained by staffing - inability to retain staff and fill vacancies

So there is unused capacity in the #NHS too

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 @ee4cb8b5 @8c2ace29 @a8a3ca9d @02439a38 @b870d4c8 

I'll ask you again. Where's this new money from the NHS supposed to come from? 🤔

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 @0f342e77 @8c2ace29 @a8a3ca9d @02439a38 @b870d4c8 no-one, including me, has suggested "dumping the private sector" immediately

Its very, very clear in my post that I proposed not *increasing* the funding extracted from NHS budgets

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 @ee4cb8b5 @8c2ace29 @a8a3ca9d @02439a38 @b870d4c8 

1. So when would you dump the private sector?

2. Where is this increase in #NHS funding supposed to come from?