"Our NHS"

You can see Dom’s definitely in control. Don’t say “the NHS”, say “Our NHS.” Touchy-feely. We’re all in this together. Which we obviously are, but it’s galling to be told that by the Prospective Tory candidate for Henley who regaled members with a self-regarding anecdote about scoffing his wife’s toast when she was in hospital - the point of which was that the NHS must be opened up to private finance. And there was the lie on the bus, and the apparent disowning but actual acceptance of Farage’s xenophobia, which helped clear hundreds of workers out of the NHS.

We also get Jeremy Hunt reinventing himself as a sage, the wise dog who’s not falling for the government’s new tricks. Less than four years ago, he was the puppy prancing in front of the Tory Party conference, assuring them that sure, the NHS could get by with an all-Brit worksforce.

I don’t expect these people to resign. I know they have to ask us to support the NHS, and we do. It would just be nice if they’d be honest enough to admit they got it wrong.