"David Cameron was facing a battle to restore party unity behind his health policy last night after it emerged that several of his key shadow cabinet members put their names to a manifesto criticising the NHS and calling for it in effect to be dismantled.
The Observer can reveal that leading Tory MPs – who include Cameron's close ally Michael Gove – are listed alongside controversial MEP Daniel Hannan as co-authors of a book, Direct Democracy, which says the NHS "fails to meet public expectations" and is "no longer relevant in the 21st century".
Others listed as co-authors in the book, published shortly after the 2005 general election, include shadow cabinet members Greg Clark and Jeremy Hunt and frontbencher Robert Goodwill. Clark and Hunt were unavailable for comment last night.
Gove is also one of a group of more than 20 Tory MPs and MEPs who are cited as supporters of Hannan's views in another book, The Plan: Twelve Months to Renew Britain, published in December last year, in which Hannan and Tory MP Douglas Carswell describe the NHS as "the national sickness service".
Both books call for the NHS to be replaced by a new system of health provision in which people would pay money into personal health accounts, which they could then use to shop around for care from public and private providers. Those who could not afford to save enough would be funded by the state". Observer 16th August 2009.
The NHS is on a one-way road to privatisation | Healthcare ...
" Back in the 1980s, Conservative MPs Oliver Letwin and John Redwood set out their vision in a think-tank paper with the ultimate aim of introducing universal private health insurance. The policies of the past 30 years have adhered to this vision with remarkable fidelity. The revolving door spins smoothly between the lucrative pastures of private healthcare and the Department of Health and top tiers of NHS management – to give one salient example, NHS chief executive Simon Stevens’ last job was as a UnitedHealth executive.
Jeremy Hunt is officially on record as saying that the NHS should be privatised. Back in 2005, Hunt co-authored a book called Direct Democracy, which called for the NHS to be dismantled. David Cameron’s health adviser Nick Seddon, formerly of private healthcare company Circle, suggests that CCGs should be merged with private insurance companies and those who can afford to should contribute to their healthcare. David Cameron states that he wants to turn the NHS into a fantastic business. He vows that he would never privatise the NHS because it looked after his family while his government sets about doing exactly this".
TTIP provides a cover for the dismantling of the NHS. The current Tory government is full of those that want a health insurance privatised health service. Health insurance adds to the coffers of the financial sector, Dave and George home ground with their buddies, and the Health and Social Care Act further opens up of the NHS to full privatisation, with many MP's - of all parties - having financial interests in health companies.
It is not surprising that the Tories never once attempted to get the NHS exempt from TTIP negotiations, as the French did with the film industry. They believe in an insurance based health system and can see many many ways to make money out of this. An awful lot of MP's and their friend have contacts and interests in UK, European and US health companies.
US healthcare giant makes fortune from NHS but pays hardly
US health and health insurance companies have been in the forefront of supporting TTIP negotiations and making sure that the NHS is not exempt. No wonder why considering the way they can fleece the UK taxpayer.
TTIP will bring the end of the NHS as we know it.
The Observer can reveal that leading Tory MPs – who include Cameron's close ally Michael Gove – are listed alongside controversial MEP Daniel Hannan as co-authors of a book, Direct Democracy, which says the NHS "fails to meet public expectations" and is "no longer relevant in the 21st century".
Others listed as co-authors in the book, published shortly after the 2005 general election, include shadow cabinet members Greg Clark and Jeremy Hunt and frontbencher Robert Goodwill. Clark and Hunt were unavailable for comment last night.
Gove is also one of a group of more than 20 Tory MPs and MEPs who are cited as supporters of Hannan's views in another book, The Plan: Twelve Months to Renew Britain, published in December last year, in which Hannan and Tory MP Douglas Carswell describe the NHS as "the national sickness service".
Both books call for the NHS to be replaced by a new system of health provision in which people would pay money into personal health accounts, which they could then use to shop around for care from public and private providers. Those who could not afford to save enough would be funded by the state". Observer 16th August 2009.
The NHS is on a one-way road to privatisation | Healthcare ...
" Back in the 1980s, Conservative MPs Oliver Letwin and John Redwood set out their vision in a think-tank paper with the ultimate aim of introducing universal private health insurance. The policies of the past 30 years have adhered to this vision with remarkable fidelity. The revolving door spins smoothly between the lucrative pastures of private healthcare and the Department of Health and top tiers of NHS management – to give one salient example, NHS chief executive Simon Stevens’ last job was as a UnitedHealth executive.
Jeremy Hunt is officially on record as saying that the NHS should be privatised. Back in 2005, Hunt co-authored a book called Direct Democracy, which called for the NHS to be dismantled. David Cameron’s health adviser Nick Seddon, formerly of private healthcare company Circle, suggests that CCGs should be merged with private insurance companies and those who can afford to should contribute to their healthcare. David Cameron states that he wants to turn the NHS into a fantastic business. He vows that he would never privatise the NHS because it looked after his family while his government sets about doing exactly this".
TTIP provides a cover for the dismantling of the NHS. The current Tory government is full of those that want a health insurance privatised health service. Health insurance adds to the coffers of the financial sector, Dave and George home ground with their buddies, and the Health and Social Care Act further opens up of the NHS to full privatisation, with many MP's - of all parties - having financial interests in health companies.
It is not surprising that the Tories never once attempted to get the NHS exempt from TTIP negotiations, as the French did with the film industry. They believe in an insurance based health system and can see many many ways to make money out of this. An awful lot of MP's and their friend have contacts and interests in UK, European and US health companies.
US healthcare giant makes fortune from NHS but pays hardly
US health and health insurance companies have been in the forefront of supporting TTIP negotiations and making sure that the NHS is not exempt. No wonder why considering the way they can fleece the UK taxpayer.
TTIP will bring the end of the NHS as we know it.
