“ I too applaud the efforts of nurses, doctors and other NHS staff who have, for decades, been underpaid and undervalued.
What a shameful state of affairs it is that due to years of the systematic destruction of the NHS on ideological grounds we now have to treat it like a charity, bailing it out with handouts.
Never forget that it wasn't long ago many Conservative MPs, including Boris Johnson, voted against giving nurses a pay rise, and some cheered the result of the vote in the House of Commons.
Rather than clapping once a week, what the NHS really needs is more nurses, more doctors and remuneration that reflects their value to society. ”