DameShirleyKnot
Thu 12-May-11 22:36:02
I'm not sure if this a "new" campaign, or something that has been hashed over time and time again, and so...I place this here.
How can it be just and fair that we in England continue to pay £7.40 per item when Wales and Scotland (as far as I understand NI are also exempt?) have opted out of this grossly unfair tax on the sick?
We cannot any longer sit back and allow this to be the case and I urge everyone who reads this, and MNHQ to take up the case for free prescription charges in England.
£7.40 per item
This is unreasonable. You know it, I know it and the government know it. Please act and add your name to the thread below and maybe we can make a difference.
It's daft to charge - so few people who need lots of prescriptions are eligible to pay anyway.
It costs so much to administer and the drugs often cost a great deal more in any case.
I reckon it's a political subterfuge to incite hatred and jealousy of your Celtic neighbours.
It's not unreasonable
We pay 7 odd quid for our medication and our treatment and the services of a qualified doctor are free.
I think Wales and Scotland Should be charged tbh, rather than we don't. How do you propose this will be funded ?
JBellingham
Tue 17-May-11 13:30:25
It is wrong, as is the Barnett formula that gives more money per head to people in Scotland Wales and NI. They should all have independance and be self financing.
edam
Fri 07-Oct-11 14:00:08
It's appalling and unjust. People on low incomes (but not able to get free prescriptions) often have to go without medicine because they simply can't afford it - and the number of those people is bound to grow in this recession. £7.40 may not sound a lot to your average Cabinet minister but it's per item, so someone with asthma may be paying £14.80 or even more - and that could be every month.
