NHS, fines and sumat for nowt!

18 February

You know something, I'm getting more and more worried as to what is happening down at Muppet Central in London. The latest issue to come to light is that the NHS in England has lost £1 billion because of missed targets, targets which were supposed to be ended when Dopey Dave took up office. You may wonder why I call him Dopey Dave. Well, have a good look at him and see if you find his second head. He must have one somewhere cos no-one can be that stupid with only one head! Why?

Well, who but a total dope would think that fining a hospital for not meeting targets? Who but  dope would think that that fining a hospital if a patient is discharged and readmitted within 30 days? It seems that no, or little thought was given to ward closures due to noro-virus, to repeat A&E attendees like alcoholics and mental health patients. The aging population is also taking a toll on the NHS.      

Not only that but the money that has been taken away is still within the NHS budget, but on-one knows where and it can't found. But hang on a sec ... take money off one department and pass it on to another department? How is that really a fine if the money is still within the system - even if it can't found?

OK, I admit it, I don't like the Tories and never have! A lot of the problems within the NHS are not really their fault, however, I don't think they are helping in anything in the way they going about making so many changes. Top and bottom of it all is that the Tories don't like and have never liked the idea of the NHS simply because it smacks of getting something for nowt.

It beats me why any working man in their right minds could even think of voting Tory. The most rabid Tory I know here in Dorktown finally gave up on them and voted Labour at last year's local election. The day I long for is when the whole country sees the light and votes them out of existence!

Years ago Jan made a mistake and allowed a friend to cut her hair. In the end the so called 'friend' made such a mess of it that  while on holiday Jan was so depressed by how it looked she went to a proper hairdresser and got it cut right back. Just lately her hair has been getting her down again so I suggested that she had cut back again. Jan is now sporting her new hairdo she done yesterday

 ... It looks a lot better now.

And for today's funny the Sage has been kind to us again ...

Forty Irish Travellers arrive at the Pearly Gates in their Transit vans and caravans.
St Peter goes into the gatehouse and phones up GOD, saying: 'I've got 40 Irish Travellers here.
Can I let them in?'
GOD replies 'We’re over our quota on Irish Tinkers.
Go back out to the Pearly Gates and tell them to choose among them which are the 12 most worthy, and I will let just the dozen in.'
Less than a minute later St Peter is on the phone to GOD again.
'They've gone', he tells GOD.
'What?' says GOD, 'All 40 of them?'
'No, the Pearly Gates'.