I think the lively election “debate” over NHS waiting lists provides an excellent illustration of the way in which false narratives can be created and then acted out by devious politicians colluding on both sides of the political divide. The Left takes up the role of Punch and attacks Tory Judy with accusations that Tory-cuts and planned NHS privatisation led to poor performance, Tory Judy counters by blaming irresponsible Leftist doctors for the parlous state of the NHS. To help with the distraction, statistics are butchered and circulated by a co-opted media. The chart below is currently plastered all over social media by Leftist Punch.
It’s not just the politicians. Members of the public just want to “put it all behind us and move on” without looking at the gory details and knock on consequences (cost of living crisis anyone?) Whenever I bring up this sort of stuff I get the “give it a rest, we’ve gone past all that” response.
It’s not just the politicians. Members of the public just want to “put it all behind us and move on” without looking at the gory details and knock on consequences (cost of living crisis anyone?) Whenever I bring up this sort of stuff I get the “give it a rest, we’ve gone past all that” response.