It was on a train as well, how embarrassing. Somebody picked a debate with me about the NHS, claiming that it should be privatised and that doctors should choose which patients to treat first and demand things of the patients in terms of smoking/drinking etc.  He was systematically wrong. The moment somebody uses the word ‘economic’ when referring to somebody’s life is when my cage is truly rattled. After about 15 minutes he said  ’ why should we give the right to life to somebody that smokes ’ to which i subtly retorted ‘ITS A NATIONAL FUCKING HEALTHSERVICE YOU CALLOUS PIECE OF SHIT. FREE AT THE POINT OF ENTRY. CLEMENT ATLEE AND NIGHE BEVAN CREATED THE NHS WITH THE NATIONAL DEBT SCORES HIGHER THAN IT IS TODAY. IM PROUD TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY IN WHICH A DOCTOR CHECKS YOUR PULSE BEFORE YOUR BANK BALANCE. YOUR PROPOSAL WOULD LEAVE THE POOR DYING ON THE STREET, DESPITE THEM PAYING MORE EQUIVALENT TAX THAN THE TOP EARNERS WHO YOU WOULD SAVE FIRST. ‘

or something along those lines.  yesterday is all a bit hazy due to the amount of cheap vodka i shovelled down my neck last night. I do remember getting some applause from the man sat behind me