How about that

[Dennis McGuckin]

Here in Canada one is covered for all medical needs, except for dental treatment. But a cheap insurance looks after that.
Even if you are homeless and living on the street. You will get the same treatment as anyone else.
I am not a fan of, it works for the have's, but not the have not's.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Unlike in England, NHS prescriptions are free to everyone registered with a GP in Wales. Wales is the birthplace of the modern National Health Service, with the idea rolled out across the UK by the then-Health Minister Aneurin Bevan in 1948.

K

[Ivan Cloherty]

So what would you suggest to stop these spongers or bludgers who do not want to work?

.[/B]

Lewis my ideas would be totally unacceptable in today's society

[Doc Vernon]

I myself Totally despise Bludgers! To be down and out is a wee bit different, but to just fleece the System because one is too damed Lazy that is Not On!
I would go with making them work in Chain Gangs! And thats not all ! LOL

[Doc Vernon]

Pretty snazzy idea that one Lewis, now why do we not have people like you that can think logically in Parliaments! LOL

But in all honesty i think that could work very well. Just have to keep a beady Eye on the Sexy ones! LOL
cHEERS

[happy daze john in oz]

Similar situation here in Oz, shortage of truck drivers and fruit and veg pickers.
Most of that is done by back packers of which there is a sever shortage just now as borders are closed/.

As to bludgers, not welcomed here in Oz, if you want to eat go work for it.

Yes Victoria we are going through a bit of a rough patch just now with numbers of people with the Virus climbing.
Much can be laid at the feet of the state Premier for the manner in which he is handling it.

NSW has beaten him to the punch on many aspects of this lock down.
He insisted on six weeks between vaccinations, likes to keep the people under control, but has had to give in now only three weeks in an effort to catch up with NSW.

But 99.9% of those going down with it are unvaccinated, many from the anti vax lot.

But hospital numbers are not that drastic when you consider them. About 321 in from a population in Melbourne of about 5 million.
After last year an additional 500 emergency beds were supposed to be arranged, it did not happen.

[Doc Vernon]

shortage of truck drivers ????

Gees John
Even with this Covid and Restrictions , we here in Blackheath have so many Trucks going each way daily, i have never seen so many Trucks on a daily basis as now days here@!
If there is a shortage of Drivers, i dont want to see whats going to happen when everything is again Open!
In the Mornings i Kid you not mate, Irene has to at times Stand at the Traffic Lights for up to 7 to 8 Minutes waiting for a Break so as she can cross to get to the Station! Its getting worse !
All we can hope for is that the Tunnel they keep talking about that will Bypass us here will soon be started, it will be a Godsend!
Cheers

[Ivan Cloherty]

Unlike in England, NHS prescriptions are free to everyone registered with a GP in Wales. Wales is the birthplace of the modern National Health Service, with the idea rolled out across the UK by the then-Health Minister Aneurin Bevan in 1948.

K

you may find that plans were drawn up circa 1936/7 by the Liberals/Conservatives, but were put on hold because of the war, but as normal I stand to be corrected.

[Keith Tindell]

Lewis 71, i agree there are plenty of jobs about, i really believe that a lot of these shortages are being manufactured and played upon, they really don't want UK workers, its about trying to open up the cheap labour that came in from the EU. Haulage companies rarely train their own drivers for example, much better to have a Romanian or a Polish driver, willing to do it at a cheaper rate. The hotel trade was the biggest example, so pay a good wage and employ British, ok the cost of that will be past on to the consumer, us !. I would like to know how many lorry loads of fruit the average Mac Andrews boat carried from yesteryear?, now HgV,s churning through Europe to get to the UK, and they still have to come by ship, or the tunnel, kt

[vic mcclymont]

Nothing to do with June 2016 Lewis,
Germany, France, Poland and other E. U. countries are suffering a shortage of drivers.
Even the good old USA has a problem, maybe worse than ours.
There is a large number of container ships at the port of L.A. anchored awaiting a slot to discharge because of a shortage of dockers..
Vic