ooh Terry don't throw a wobbler at me- because it goes completely over my head!

If I have misunderstood your thread where you kindly suggested that it makes absolute sense that those who could afford private health should choose to do so leaving the NHS for those who could not- then please forgive me BUT there is no main provision for a private GP service, private mental health private vaccinations and private childcare on a scale which would benefit this country. the NHS is not a sacred cow to me -(I sell private heathcare for a living) but the provision that it makes is for specialised non acute services and is reliant upon the NHS for our ordinary health provision. Healthcare costs about one hundred pounds a month for a family of four -dragging ourselves back to the fuel strike -if we don't vote to pay higher taxes and we don;t want to pay extra for anything else -give me the odds on the number of people willing to opt for a totally private cradle to grave service. And if you can't then that's where the NHS comes in. (By the way only my dog is allowed to call my comments stupid!)