Omicron No more than a cold ?

[Citizen's Nephew]

Agreed, but that will almost certainly mean increased taxes, will people vote for any party that runs on a ticket of taking more of their money?

If (and it's a big if) it is communicated properly, honestly, and fairly by any party and politician then there is some hope. These candid talks and discussions need to take place. The public needs to be told that healthcare is a priority. This doesn't mean just chucking money at the NHS, it means honestly discussing and recognising that all services and training has to be joined up. Money has to be made available and even small increases in taxation will help.

The current government, in my view, have done untold damage to the credibility of politicians and the key strategy for any opposition has to be from a point of honesty and treating the public as adults.

[DubaiDai]

If (and it's a big if) it is communicated properly, honestly, and fairly by any party and politician then there is some hope. These candid talks and discussions need to take place. The public needs to be told that healthcare is a priority. This doesn't mean just chucking money at the NHS, it means honestly discussing and recognising that all services and training has to be joined up. Money has to be made available and even small increases in taxation will help.

The current government, in my view, have done untold damage to the credibility of politicians and the key strategy for any opposition has to be from a point of honesty and treating the public as adults.

Agree with all you have said. Politicians keep mentioning more money but the best solution is to publish the number of nurses and doctors in each of the four UK countries. After all we were all told that visas for these people would be processed immediately to make sure the numbers increased quickly.
Since then not one country has mentioned any staff numbers to show improvement.