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The BNP's health policies

posted at 9/4/2010 2:01 PM BST
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Should the BMJ cover the far-right party's health manifesto in its UK election coverage?

I raised this at today's daily planning meeting, when we discussed not only the three main parties, but also what Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party are saying on health.

For the record, the British National Party thinks the NHS is a laughing stock and wants to:

  • Replace 100,000 NHS bureaucrats with doctors, nurses and dentists;
  • Invest sufficient money in the NHS to provide a decent service to the British people;
  • Bring hospital cleaning back in-house and make high cleanliness a top priority;
  • End the scandal of foreign health tourism;
  • Train and pay to retain British doctors, nurses and dentists instead of looting the Third World of staff who are desperately needed in their home countries;
  • Revitalise the healthcare system by boosting staff and bed numbers, slashing unnecessary bureaucracy and by addressing the root cause of low recruitment and retention — low pay.
  • We will see to it that no money is given in foreign aid while our own hospitals are short of beds and the staff to run them.
  • Finally, more emphasis must be placed on healthy living with greater understanding of sickness prevention through physical exercise, a healthier environment and improved diets.

Re: The BNP's health policies

posted at 11/4/2010 12:39 AM BST on bmj.com
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 It's a tough decision. On the one hand, I think it's always best to air as many opinions as possible, regardless of how you might personally feel about them, if for no other reason than to show the weaknesses in their arguments. However, in some cases, when the basis for so much of what is being said is so clearly based in ignorance and racism, should those views be given the implied respect that publication would give them?

I don't think the BNP has any grasp of the strengths and weaknesses of our health system and what they say on the subject is utter rubbish. But maybe exposing their views would be beneficial in that genuine concerns that are held by the public can be looked into without being exploited by such a vile political party.

Re: The BNP's health policies

posted at 20/4/2010 4:28 PM BST on bmj.com
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There are more interesting approaches to the NHS from smaller parties, who unlike the BNP are usually avoided by the media, the recently formed TUSC Party has an over aching policy to bring things back into public ownership, unlike the BNP who would like to scrap the lot and blame it on asylum seekers!

PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, NOT PRIVATISED PROFIT
Stop all privatisation, including the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), and the immoral privatisation of prisons. Bring privatised public services and utilities back into public ownership under democratic control.

NO CUTS - QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICES
For a high-quality, free National Health Service under democratic public ownership and control.

 

All sounds very progressive to me

 

Re: The BNP's health policies

posted at 21/4/2010 3:40 PM BST on bmj.com
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Good point amdc101

I just raised it at the BMJ weekly planning meeting and I think we will be commissioning something on the smaller parties. But who should we include? Here's my suggestion:

  • Greens
  • Scottish National Party
  • Plaid Cymru
  • UKIP
  • BNP?

Any others out there? I'm not sure which Northern Irish parties to suggest.

 

Re: The BNP's health policies

posted at 21/4/2010 4:42 PM BST on bmj.com
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How about Pirate party UK ?

Re: The BNP's health policies

posted at 27/4/2010 3:59 PM BST on bmj.com
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Let's consider two simple, clear, significant  FACTS: A) it's generally admitted that Diabetes is a today's growing epidemics; B) the identical statement is valid for cancer, in spite of expensive campaigns of war angainst these disorders! All advised measures aiming to ameliorate NHS policy - I think so - will be a further FLOP, costing a lot of money. My 55 year-long clinical experience allows me to state that the efficacious Primary Prevention could be realized at the condition that ALL constitutions are bedside recognized since birth of people, so that are enrolled in such as prevention exclusively individuals at INHERITED Real Risk for diabetes, hypertension, CAD, cancer and so on, who must undergo therapeutic no expensive monitoring. 

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