Left... It just isn't right!

In theory, communism works. In practice it can be challenging to say the least. As a Tory, I sit comfortably in the centre-right and while I obviously strive for equality for everyone and my views are verge on liberal, I have no time for the left.

Look at what is happening in Greece. I tell you, that would not be happening under a right-wing government. As you probably know, Greece elected a very left wing government this time around and I think this is a large part of why they are in the state they are in now. Right-wing governments are realistic. Left-wing governments are idealistic. Practicality is key in politics, I believe, and that is not a quality a left wing government possess. This is clearly the quality that won the Tories the 2015 election.

Left-wing governments don't work in this country. Proved by Tony Blair and his successes in 1997 and again proved by the failures of a more left-wing Labour party with Ed Miliband. The electorate, on the whole, know that left-wing governments promise the moon and the stars and while  that's lovely on paper, it just doesn't work in the real world. People know that the Tories do make harsh cuts, but it's because they have to. They don't want another recession. This is why the Conservative party are always voted as the most reliable in terms of the economy. 

Spending isn't always a good idea, Lefties. Remember that. 

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Privatisation May Just Save Our NHS!

As Brits, we pride ourselves on our free health care. "Look at America," we sneer, "They don't have free health care. Aren't we superior?" In fact, Labour's whole campaign for the General Election was based on NHS, when it wasn't trying to shamelessly deflect from the fact they were more than just Ed Miliband & co. Everyone assumes that in the hands of the Tories, the NHS isn't safe and that privatisation is just around the corner. The left of society will lead you to believe that privatising the NHS means we will have to pay for it and those "money-grabbing" Tories will be known as the Nasty Party once again. However, those in favour of the privatisation of the NHS may just be on to something.

The EHCI ranked the UK 14th out of 37 countries for it's health care service. It's good, but it's not great. We are not failing, we are "good enough". Privatisation can change this. We can be great.  The Dutch actually came out on top, with a nearly faultless health service according to the EHCI. This is because it is privatised. While the Dutch have to buy insurance, it is cheap and mandatory to make sure that all people from all walks of life can experience the health care they may require. 

Having a private sector in our NHS, like many countries across Europe have, may provide the government with the money that they need to make essential changes to the public sector, meaning that the parts of the NHS that will be free on point of delivery will be improved. Business Insider didn't even rank the NHS in their list of best healthcare systems in the world. That's how poor we are. Partial privatisation could help to get our rankings up. I personally don't understand the British pride in such a poor system.

People see privatisation as an all or nothing, black and white issue. This is not the case. Partial privatisation is what I am an advocate for. To dumb it down, this means that certain aspects of the NHS would be private and to make it "free" for you, insurance would have to be taken out (which would most probably be provided by employers) but most of it would stay public, possibly like visiting your local GP or going to A&E etc. This means that businesses could pump money into the areas they own to vastly improve it, and the government saves money which it can use to invest more money into the public sector. (This also means less cuts - as you all like to hound the Tories about that!)

"Profit" is not a dirty word and I feel like that is what is many people are forgetting. I for one think the benefits of privatisation largely outweigh the negatives and David Cameron, if you read this, I really think you should consider it. 

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