Are we going to pretend he isn’t head of state because of the womb he came out of?
“The monarch, because of his blood lineage, will get priority treatment no matter how long or short the waiting lists are” doesn’t have the same ring.
scholar@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Head of State: Receives treatment for cancer Everyone else: Angry
It’s all very well going on about the widening wealth divide, the head of state is going to get priority treatment no matter how long or short the waiting lists are
Grimy@lemmy.world 7 months ago
scholar@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Are we going to pretend that any other form of head of state wouldn’t also get priority treatment?
OtakuAltair@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If the country had an actually decent head of state I doubt many would be mad at this.
Of course, then there wouldn’t be a waiting time for people to get mad at in the first place.
Supervisor194@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It’s not even about him, they bury this in a story about class struggle so they can repeat the narrative that the NHS is “in crisis,” as if it just magically happens and not because politicians are purposefully crippling it.
Jho@feddit.uk 7 months ago
Who is “they”? The Guardian (where the linked article is from) has often published articles about how the Conservatives are destroying the NHS.
sugartits@lemmy.world 7 months ago
the head of state is going to get priority treatment no matter how long or short the waiting lists are
Yes, that’s the problem…
Jho@feddit.uk 7 months ago
Ok? I think everyone knew this was going to happen. The point is it shouldn’t happen and people are very justified to be angry about it.
scholar@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I agree that it would be better if the NHS was able to treat everyone with the same response that the King has received. I just don’t see what this has to do with anything: If he had decided to use the NHS and get the normal waiting time the system would be just as broken.
Jho@feddit.uk 7 months ago
My intention was to highlight how the wealthy elite (which includes the PM, the monarchy, and many UK politicians) do not personally experience just how broken the NHS is.
If our monarchy and politicians had to go through the NHS for their medical issues then I imagine a lot more work would be done to improve the NHS.
Instead, the Conservatives are trying to destroy the NHS. And this is shown by how cancer treatment is becoming increasingly inaccessible (depending on class divides, where those with power in our country are able to more readily access treatment).
The point is ultimately that we shouldn’t continue to let the wealthy elite represent us, because they do not understand our experiences.
None of this is new information of course, the situation that the article features is just a good example and reminder of this.
scholar@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I agree with you, I just think that the king isn’t a good example of this because he’d be getting priority treatment no matter what; he’s the head of state