Politics in 2023

There is a more fundamental problem with our Public Services and I include the NHS,they are structurally dysfunctional,ridden with inefficiency, have poor management and are undertaking tasks they weren't designed for.
Without root and branch reform there will never be improvement.

I have no problem with the right level of tax payer funding,I do have a problem with throwing money at it which we did in 2000-2007 that just masked all the issues
There needs to be a comprehensive review,based on what would you design for the 21st century and what's the route map to get there.

The OBR’s forecast performance
Graham Atkins & Luke Lanskey Office for Budget Responsibility
Abstract
This working paper takes a comprehensive look at the OBR’s overall forecasting record since we were established in 2010, comparing our economic and fiscal forecasts against those of external UK forecasters, the Bank of England, other official forecasters in Europe, and the official UK forecasts produced by the Treasury during the 20 years before the OBR was established. We find that the OBR has tended to overestimate real GDP growth and underestimate government borrowing over the medium term, with the latter due mainly to a tendency to underestimate the medium-term level of government spending. Our real GDP growth forecast differences are similar to those of external forecasters, but our borrowing forecasts tend to be less accurate beyond the first year of the forecast. Similarly, the OBR’s forecasts for real GDP growth in the UK are more accurate than the average of other official forecasters in Europe, but the UK’s borrowing forecasts are less accurate than the average beyond the first year. However, both our real GDP growth and borrowing forecasts are more accurate and less biased than the previous UK official forecasts produced by the Treasury.

No I'm not what I am saying is the amount of resources thrown at it was disproportionate to the level of improvement.
The design structure of Trusts is fundamentally flawed,all doing different things,different ways,top heavy in management,little accountability etc.
The NHS as launched in 1947 as just had multiple processes, procedures and additional functionality bolted on,no real thought as to the overall impact or how changes can be managed effectively and with consistency,the outcome with that approach was always going to be problematic, exacerbated by real cuts in funding.

I agree totally Les,however I don't believe " do nothing" is an option only ameliorated by chucking more resources at it,no good for staff or patients.
It's time we started to ask us the Customer some serious questions:
What do we want the NHS to do
What do we not want it to do
How should it be funded
What should excellence look like.
Etc
It cannot be turned around quickly however like all dysfunctional organisations,having a clear destination,a plan of how to get there and a robust communication process will enable a start.
Other than how to fund I would take politicians out of the process,they lurch from one priority to another,totally undermining staff morale and creating further waste
To be clear this is not a one party ,one parliament issue ,it will take a decade ,I would like to see all party's come together on this problem ,not play politics after all we all have a vested interest in it being right and it's far to precious to be kicked around like it has been in the last 30years.

If Starmer follows his Party’s policy and changes the electoral system to proportional representation, the Tories will never govern on their own ever again, and the left of centre parties can get on with creating a decent country without having to worry about the next election and appeasing the right wing press and selfish/racist voters. Problem is, I’m not sure he will. So although I’m a lifelong Labour supporter, I don’t want Labour to win big, although I do want the win, obviously.

And thankfully nor would labour govern on their own.

You’re correct. The Lib Dems and Greens would have to help form coalitions, but at least they’re both left of Centre, so if Labour is the largest party we’ll have a proper left wing government, and if the Tories are the largest party they will have the Lib Dems and/or the Greens as their conscience. The Lib Dems and Greens will both have learned from the Lib Dems mistakes of the previous coalition government. 

Jesus why would we import fruit when ours is better,this year we have lost a significant acreage of heritage apples due to cheap imports of inferior products,what is wrong with this country?
In 5 years time we will no longer produce our own apples ,JRM is a cock.