NHS “Day of Action”: How the UK unions and pseudo-left demobilise health workers
A Day of Action was called across the UK on Saturday July 3 to mark the 73rd anniversary of the National Health Service and protest for “patient safety, pay justice and an end to privatisation.”
The demonstrations, organised by a collection of NHS campaign groups including Keep Our NHS Public and Health Campaigns Together, were joined by strikingly low numbers of people. In many major cities, fewer than 100 turned up, and attendance barely exceeded 200 even at the largest demonstrations.
Such an event cannot pass without political conclusions being drawn. The following Monday was given over to a series of nauseating events using the NHS to boost the myth of national unity, summed up by the Queen’s awarding the NHS the George Cross for its workers’ “courage, compassion and dedication”. That same evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave the go ahead for the homicidal lifting of all pub
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CLECKHEATON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Kim Leadbeater celebrates her victory in the Batley And Spen By-election with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, on July 2, 2021 in Cleckheaton, United Kingdom. Kim Leadbeater won the seat of Batley and Spen for Labour with a A WIN is a win is a win. Labour only held on to Batley and Spen by a whisker, but that will be enough for Sir Keir Starmer, whose job was, by common agreement, on the line in last week’s by-election. But it won’t halt the criticism of “Keith” as the Labour leader is often called by left-wingers in his party, who were almost as disappointed with the result as George Galloway.