Jun 28, 2026 -- 3:43PM, impossible123 wrote:
Obesity is rife in the country among the young. This is one of the major consequences of eating junk / convenient food, and a more affluent society than their parents and forebears. In another 15/20 years I believe there will be a two-tier NHS eg subscription and restriction, and could be only accessible by the very poor, and probably means tested something similar to an animal charity eg Blue Cross, etc.I do not think this is such a bad thing. The NHS cannot continue to exist in its present mode. it's a bottomless pit. The NHS has been used and abused by those lacking self discipline and responsibility ie those who think the NHS will sort it out.
Disagree on this.
Firstly, I think the fat jab things are probably one of the most significant medical breakthroughs of the century and will revolutionise modern medicine. Once the cost comes down - and it already is with the jabs now being converted to daily tablets - and production ramped up, they will be a part of millions of people's lives and will cut obesity massively.
Secondly, youth obesity or not, NHS is basically 75% all about the elderly. Again, improvements in heart disease and cancer care are making changes. The big issue for me - and it has been for a while - is the lack of investment in social care and tbe number of hospital beds being blocked by the medically well but unable to care for themselves.
Labour have already managed to make great inroads into NHS waiting times since coming in and that will likely continue. Will be interesting to see Farage try to convince people that the system isn't working and needs selling off to American profiteers while their own experience tells them the opposite.