defending, effectively saying he needs to sort out long term funding for the nhs and social clear care. and specifically what that tax is the same to do. it feels like i m in some kind of parallel universe, where labor is arguing against a tax rise for the nhs. what s going on? originally, you ll remember sophie the chancellor and prime minister said that national insurance contribution rice was to fix the social care problem. but we now know there s gonna be no new money for social care in this parliament. then they said it was to reduce and h s waiting times. but there s no credible plan to do that in this parliament. and all the while, we know that the government are wasting billions of pounds out of taxpayers money, just in the last few days. we ve heard shocking stories that 8.7 billion pounds over spent in ppe procurements, including ppe that could even be used by the nhs. and now the government are burning. taxpayers money literally going up in flames. so, you can t help wonde
this problem. by the way it s not just a nightmare in this country it s a nightmare across the developed world. but you do, how do you developed world. but you do, how do y°u pay developed world. but you do, how do you pay for an ageing population and all sorts of countries all over the world have tried different mop methods, fun to get out of taxation as is being done in this country, funding through private insurance, through compulsory socialist insurance schemes was up all of these schemes around the world have their various troubles. i guess the short answer to your question about the nature of this gamble is, if it works, he s okay. but that really will depend on this tax hike paying dividends and the following ways that it will make sure that britain s national health services able to clear up the back log of all the operations cancelled during covid. and that it does actually fix the social care problem in this country. so it s one of those classics, you know? is a risk worth
spent in strathclyde. than a point spent in strathclyde. camp the prime minister explained to the people of strathclyde and across scotland why he is now going after the points in their pockets to solve a social care problem at westminster that has failed to fix problems in croydon and right across england? if there point is really of less value, then why are we paying the price? is then why are we paying the price? is the prime minister willing to stand up the prime minister willing to stand up and extend to families in scotland why we are being hit by another tory poll tax? this the nhs is a uk institution and we all proud of it and we are proud of what nhs scotland does as well. and he is completely wrong in what he says about those who pay this tax, the burden. most heavily on those who have more and the richest 14% pay at least half the taxation.