NHS leads the battle against public sector cuts

Hospitals are beginning to say that illness through alcohol is breaking the national health service and that these self-inflicted problems should be paid for by the people who indulge. And I can see many right-minded individuals, who do not see themselves as wild drinkers, nodding in agreement. I see it differently. What I see is this: the public sector is simply gearing itself up for the massive cuts to come as the country struggles with Labour inflicted debt damage, and the NHS is no exception. The public sector, for so long wastefully expanded, is the target now and it is beginning to use its vast strength to defend itself. The NHS is saying - OK, instead of saving money by cutting NHS waste and NHS bureaucracy, government should leave us alone and selectively cut the numbers of people we treat; today they say those are the abusers of alcohol. You can bet that tomorrow it will be drug addicts, the obese, sportsmen and women, meat eaters and anyone else who lives a normal life rather than one that is dictated by the health police - a possible new NHS department that can be created out of the savings from not treating people. Fantasy? Wait until the police, home office and 7 million other public sector employees start to flex their muscles.
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