local factors will count. in southampton city centre, brenda s had a tough couple of years trying to keep her therapy business afloat. and with prices rising, she says it s local support that matters to her. electric bills have almost doubled, you know, and again, that affects running costs where we re not earning as much. now, i think more could be done and try and support those businesses that are trying to support the communities because we re all playing our part. not far away, this cocktail bar was set up after the pandemic as a place to bring people together. 0wners prince and dorothy say community is important to them, but to keep going, they need backing. from pandemic to to the war in ukraine, you know, down to to some of the factors that are affecting us. high inflation rate, items we buy have gone more than 100%, you know,
will be seen as the public s view of the political parties nationally. for the conservatives, is borisjohnson still a vote winner? for labour is keir starmer rebuilding support where he needs to? are the lib dems broadening their base? but remember these elections will decide who runs local services. so for many people, local factors will count. in southampton city centre, brenda s had a tough couple of years trying to keep her therapy business afloat. and with prices rising, she says it s local support that matters to her. electric bills have almost doubled, you know, and again, that affects running costs where we re not earning as much. now, i think more could be done and try and support those businesses that are trying to support the communities because we re all playing our part. not far away, this cocktail bar was set up after the pandemic as a place to bring people together. 0wners prince and dorothy say community is important to them,
the average cost of a chest x ray, £100. an ultrasound of the abdomen, around £360. and a total hip replacement, like brenda s, could be around £11,000 for each hip. for replacing a heart valve, you re looking at more than £20,000. one in 10 people in the uk have private health insurance to cover some of those charges. for those who don t, the options are limited. the independent think tank, the king s fund researched the impact of covid on some of the poorest people in the country. is there a concern that we are seeing the beginnings of a serious two tier health system? i think that s one of the risks that the government and national bodies in the nhs are absolutely going to have to manage because we have a choice as a society where we go after this pandemic.
a chest x ray, £100. an ultrasound of the abdomen, around £360. and a total hip replacement, like brenda s, could be around £11,000 for each hip. for replacing a heart valve, you re looking at more than £20,000. one in ten people in the uk have private health insurance to cover some of those charges. for those who don t, the options are limited. the independent think tank, the king s fund, researched the impact of covid on some of the poorest people in the country. is there a concern that we are seeing the beginnings of a serious two tier health system? i think that s one of the risks that the government and national bodies in the nhs are absolutely going to have to manage because we have a choice as a society where we go after this pandemic. it can either be the pandemic