Well it was good to see that climate change made it into the Queen's speech, but extremely sad that there are no yearly targets and the that th 2050 target is too little too late. Security was the other big head line. More oppression heading our way, more fear to be instilled and therefore more control by government.
But this is a health blog... There was little mention of health in the Queen's speech, a new mental health bill and the continuation of NHS reforms. "Controversial laws allowing people with untreatable personality disorders to be detained, even if they have not committed a crime, are to be revived." - the BBC reports. As I mentioned in the first paragraph: "More oppression heading our way, more fear to be instilled and therefore more control by government.".
Perhaps the Queen's speech could have been:
"My Prime Minister will continue to sell of the family silver with the continuation of PFI. His corporate cronies still regard this as a lucrative area and they feel they need to be richer still. This government will push ahead with the health care market ensuring further inequity.
"Finally, my government will lock up people they don't like under the guise of a new mental health bill. They may try to get them first on one of the terror / security bills, but the mental health bill will be a useful fall back."
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