Is @willquince at the Save the NHS march in Colchester today? Just curious as it's a march for NHS not another political party.
No it's not, I've seen the videos, it was an anti-Tory rally. There is video evidence. Seemed to have nothing to do with the NHS.
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Well for many, NHS deteriorating & Tory policy are interchangeable. But I like to think saving the NHS is in everyone's best interests.
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That match as opportunistic as May when calling Election. I'm all for the NHS, & it's in a mess, but not to prop up a political ambition
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It was a march for Tim Young. Nothing more, nothing less
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Fair enough. I saw tons of NHS signs but I wasn't there so can't comment, just ask, as I did.
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There's been events all over Colchester where people have been making NHS signs. Doesn't seem very partisan to me.
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There is video evidence of the anti-Tory chanting and lots of Vote Labour posters. Seems pretty partisan to me.
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What I don't understand about Tories is how they expect to sway people when they refuse to engage with non Tories on shared issues i.e. NHS
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Will, why didn't the Tories join in with their own banner? "Safe in our hands" or similar.
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That's what would do if I were a campaigning Tory. But mysteriously, like May, the Tories don't seem enthusiastic about this election, sadly
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Trust me, we were out today campaigning too, delivering leaflets across Colchester.
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What, precisely, is the proposal that people are rallying around/for? Always wary of 'save' anything if that's where it begins and ends.
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STPs and SOF are plans for privatising fully our NHS via ACOs.
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Plenty of sensible and long overdue rationalisation happening around STP. PFI the major step to privatisation of NHS.
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PFI was huge error, agreed. But have to disagree re STPs. Seriously out of order stuff in the plans.
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And some seriously sensible stuff too.
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Superhubs 50/60k patients, many not 'closer to home' downgrade A&Es > MIU/UCCs; & ACOs .... Sensible?
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Merger of some Trusts eminently sensible. Duplicated functions and lack of strategic overview.
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Merger > downgrade eg. Shrewsbury&Telford. + can't trust NHS bosses:pic.twitter.com/b1uqjL9ygy
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it was vehemently anti Tory. The chants of 'Tories, Tories, Tories. Out out out!' - def right decision not to attend Will.
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Would have been dangerous for Will to attend a rally where such hostility & hatred was being whipped up
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