AUFC90 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Where did I say anything different? I answered this question - Did the NHS have a unit set up and running that lost out to Weight Watchers? The answer to that question is yes. Has the UK exempted the NHS from the European-American trade deal ? The answer to that is question is no. Grim times ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Where did I say anything different? I answered this question - Did the NHS have a unit set up and running that lost out to Weight Watchers? The answer to that question is yes. Fair enough. I took the question to mean did WW replace the NHS unit. I don't know whether the NHS weight management unit bid for the contract WW won but if they did then you are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Less than £150,000. Virgin down south £1,500,000,000. We're not even getting into TITP. Eat your cereal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 What an utterly stupid comment. There's always a middle ground. Ah right. So the SNP are actually saying "Privatisation of the NHS is a good thing.... in certain circumstances"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Where did I say anything different? I answered this question - Did the NHS have a unit set up and running that lost out to Weight Watchers? The answer to that question is yes. Do you think this is rank hypocrisy from the SNP/Yes supporters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Bystander Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29014146 When will the lies end? FTA: Some working in weight-loss management within the NHS have criticised the move as an example of privatisation. No names, no pack drill, just "some working..". Good work there Eleanor, make sure that this line is 3rd in the report with official quotes from sources some way down. If journalists genuinely want to open a debate then they really need to be shown to be non-partisan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Ah right. So the SNP are actually saying "Privatisation of the NHS is a good thing.... in certain circumstances"? No, I've never seen anyone from the SNP say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tio Pepe Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Do you think this is rank hypocrisy from the SNP/Yes supporters? It is hypocrisy. Yes there are different degrees of privitisation but you cannot hold a principle that says privitisation per se is wrong then excuse it when it suits you. Personally I don't care who delivers health services as long as they meet the population's needs, within reason of course (there will always be a price on a life for planning purposes), the person accessing the service does not receive a bill and the greater good is enhanced by the delivery method. If this Weightwatchers contract is worth £150000 and the NHS were going to have costs of £200000 for providing the same service then what's wrong with saving £50000 and doing something else with it. The public are entitled to get the best value for their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Wasn't quite sure where to post this, but my mate Andy has recorded a wee ditty for independence. Andy Clark singing for Scottish Independence: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baxter Parp Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Did we ever get an explanation as to why the SNP have chosen to privatise the NHS up here? 0.8% vs 9% in England. You really have lost all your troll powers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 0.8% vs 9% in England. You really have lost all your troll powers. So in short the private sector in NHS England is nearly the same size as the entire Scottish NHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 H_B utterly rattled and completely barrel scraping :lol: Even Ad Lib's given up white knighting him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaDundee Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Telt ImageUploadedByPie & Bovril1409939048.482125.jpg Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sons superhero Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 http://m.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scottish-independence-govan-closes-doors-to-lamont-1-3532890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sons superhero Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Pasted it instead Scottish independence:Govan closes doors to Lamont Published: 05 September 2014 Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont went behind enemy lines in Govan today. Picture: PA 26 comments By ALEXANDER LERCHE SCOTTISH Labour leader Johann Lamont got the wrong No vote today when she took to the SNP heartland -- and was met with closed doors. The MSP for Glasgow Pollok made a behind enemy lines visit to Govan, in deputy leader Nicola Sturgeons Govan constituency, to argue the pro-Union case with voters. But despite an army of Labour supporters knocking doors, only three residents engaged in conversation with her - while several even came outside to return the leaflets pushed through their letter boxes. Get the latest referendum news, opinion and analysis from across Scotland and beyond on our new Scottish Independence website The weak response from SNP voters got worse when a pensioner refused to even discuss with Lamont how she would be voting on the 18th. But Lamont later insisted it had been a successful exercise and not a waste of her time. She said: Im very positive about the response that we got. Its reflected the response that weve got across the country in Labour areas. Labour people are committing to vote No whilst the SNPs supporters are committing to vote No as well, because they recognise they can get the benefits of devolution. But she claimed she did not see the local residents only come outside to give back the Labour leaflets. She said: Well I didnt see that. Everywhere you go youre going to have some people who are not going to be happy to see you, but right across the country Im getting a very warm response on the doors because people know that for us this is not about what our party is saying, its whats in the best interest of the people of Scotland. The Scottish Labour leader also said she was not concerned about an increasing number of women Labour voters apparently moving towards independence. She said: Its not what Im finding on the doors. I think particularly women are recognising that actually you wouldnt put your familys future at risk. Theyd be expected to deal with a £6 billion black hole from day one and we know thats a real problem and women recognise that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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