[joeysteele]

I haven't known many govts but I would have to for my age vote for the early part of Labour from 1997 to 2002 even though reading back thorugh the history of politics I do feel never has 2 such massive overall majorities been wasted more by a govt.

Having said that but when just very young in 1996 we had a family member realy ill,I was upset to see that person left in a corridor in hospital where they actually died too.
As I got older I learned that due to the massive running down of the NHS by the Conservatives, there were so few Nurses to man the wards so wards were closed.
Also my Grandmother needed a cataract operation and it had taken 18months from being referred to actually getting it done.

Now its done in under 3 months and the NHS was until this year much more efficient and stronger.

For that reason I will choose the early years and reforms for the NHS from the Labour govt post 1997.I have 5 of my family who are Nurses in the NHS now and they are very demoralised at present as to this govts reform plan,fearing soon the NHS will be gone as we know it.
I have a cousin who is training to be a Nurse, she has been told she can finish her training but there is now no guarantee of a permanent post after she has.

I think that is pathetic.