Originally Posted by
B. Oddie
It's very difficult not to highlight the political connections to this topic, so I won't skirt around it.
I am genuinely and sincerely concerned about the next five years and beyond with this Tory government.
My cousin who also happens to be my best mate had a prostate cancer scare recently and the crux of it was that there were so many delays in consultation etc that he was super close to the point that had it turned to actually be cancer, it would be very difficult to treat.
Another example is that a truly lovely old fella we as a family look out for recently became a widower and his health has rapidly deteriorated. He was found on the floor in his bungalow with a fairly deep cut above his eye where he bashed something on the way down. He was clearly concussed as he was talking utter shit, whereas he is usually an intelligent and eloquent chap. An ambulance would have taken three hours to arrive so he was taken to A&E by a family member. When he arrived, he had to sit up in the A&E waiting room for hours and hours again.
He was finally admitted as an in-patient and when I visited him, I couldn't help but notice that the staff were clearly stressed but hid it well by being very friendly and even humorous. Further more, a large proportion of them where non-white whereas every single patient was.
We've been led to believe that immigrants/refugees are a drain on our resources. I see no evidence of that.
The Tories will not be able to sustain everything they have promised and the NHS will collapse.
I feel so frustrated and angry about the election result that I'm struggling to have any form of friendly relationship with anyone who voted Tory. It was essentially an election of Good v Evil.
Worrying times ahead, chaps.