Sadly, the protest itself was in vain. One of our proudest achievments, created in an age when some (I could venture 'most')politicians had at least some sense of altruism and the common good, is now dead. RIP the NHS. Here's a valediction from some eminent people:

https://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/society/2012/mar/20/valedictory-nhs-privatisation-health-bill