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Originally Posted by Damien
What's going to be interesting is what politics looks like after this crisis. The economy is going to be very badly hit, on a scale that we've never seen before in our lifetimes. How people feel generally will be interesting as well, this might do a number on a lot of people and change them.
One thing's for sure if NHS wasn't already the national religion it will be now. It'll be untouchable with big political cost for not giving the staff pay rises, not increasing the budget beyond what was already planned by the current government and those new hospitals will have to be built (one should be called Nightingale too in tribute to this crisis).
Personally I also think any NHS/Key worker who worked though this crisis and is on a visa should be granted indefinite leave to remain if they want it and citizenship if they want that too.
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From a political point of view, Boris Johnson and his advisers had already identified the NHS as a key area but their preference was for bricks and mortar over pay rises and leave to remain.
If I was Sir Keir or Boris, I would try and focus on the NHS and care staff at the next election.