Don't downvote the parent comment, those following British news sources will know that for quite some time UK government seems to be trying to undermine the sys

Don't downvote the parent comment, those following British news sources will know that for quite some time UK government seems to be trying to undermine the system and make it so bad that they can then point to how bad it is as justification for privatization. Just a few examples: - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/15/bma-theresa-may-nhs-crisis-autumn-statement https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/15/bma-theresa-... - http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-zoe-norris/nhs-cameron-hunt_b_7308144.html http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-zoe-norris/nhs-cameron-hu... - http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/news/article4713380.ece http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/news/article4713380.ece - https://www.ft.com/content/35a3e764-705a-11e6-a0c9-1365ce54b926 https://www.ft.com/content/35a3e764-705a-11e6-a0c9-1365ce54b... (or without paywall: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/aug/31/bma-announces-further-strikes-junior-doctors-contract-dispute https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/aug/31/bma-announce...) Other articles were written by doctors in the NHS, what they had to say didn't sound good at all. But the problem is that the government wants to abolish the "socialized" system and mishandles it (deliberately, as many article writers claim).