There is also an implication that if you don’t vote for Labour to ‘save’ the NHS, you would be letting down Leslie Smith and his generation who rebuilt Britain after the war. The video also features Charlotte, an NHS worker, who is ‘really concerned’ about the future of the NHS:‘The NHS is not just important; it is essential in a healthy society. A healthy society means a healthy country.’ ‘The NHS provides hope and security for all of us, that’s why we must protect the NHS’ ‘I don’t want my past to become Britain’s future. We must make sure that the NHS will continue for you, your children and hopefully your grandchildren’
Charlotte does have a point that if the NHS continues as it is, the NHS won’t exist as we know it. If politicians keep pumping in the odd £2 billion, the health service will end up collapsing because this is unsustainable and won’t tackle any of the structural issues. While Harry and Charlotte explain their personal stories, the party political point scoring is left to a voiceover:‘If it continues as it is, the NHS as we know it won’t exist any more’ ‘It’s really important what it’s going to like now for us right now and for future generations’
‘A different government would make different choices.
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