Business calls for softer Brexit in aftermath of election – FT

The FT cites new research survey from Harvard that business call for softer Brexit in aftermath of UK election. Business chiefs speak out as survey shows political instability driving huge drop in confidence

Source: Business calls for softer Brexit in aftermath of election

It’s about time for big businesses to tell the Conservative leadership that thousands of jobs will disappear with a hard Brexit. Let’s face it, the economic evidence was always overwhelming – a hard Brexit spells disaster and years of hardship. BUT those on the far right of the Conservative Party still favour a hard Brexit – for their own selfish reasons – strange that the same people want to keep May in situ.

Negotiations with Brexit haven’t yet started but ….

Thoughts?

Under-strain NHS fails to ensure cancer patients seen quickly enough | Society | The Guardian

NHS Job Shop: "Working for Health" i...

NHS Job Shop: “Working for Health” in Kentish Town. Closed. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In an evidence-based article, the Guardian highlights the deteriorating crisis of UK healthcare for cancer treatment. It reports that hospitals miss two-week target for seeing specialist for only second time since records began, as delays in treatment rise

Source: Under-strain NHS fails to ensure cancer patients seen quickly enough | Society | The Guardian

This is worrying news. This is over and above UK cancer outcomes being worse than other advanced countries like France and Germany.

Clearly, the NHS is deteriorating significantly.

Many would throw more money at the NHS but the historic record of this under Labour governments highlights that the increased budgets are squandered on inflationary pay settlements rather than improved care.

The Conservatives meanwhile offer more austerity and little hope, with Theresa May as their weak and wobbly leader.

Surely, people deserve better cancer treatment, most having paid taxes all their lives?

Thoughts?