England prescription charges to rise - Page 3

TheDaddy · 05-03-2011, 08:09

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Originally Posted by Russ

Unfortunately we have no say over where our taxes get allocated and to do so would be impractical anyway. But you'd think people were used to this anyway - I think the idea of car tax going on the maintenance of roads is pretty much a fallacy to most these days.

Like it or not the Welsh and Scots are able to have funding in departments that aren't applicable to the English. Don't like it? Fine, let's swap. You get to have free prescriptions, we get a government that has the power to make decisions that affect and change the whole of the UK.

In any case, blame Labour for granting the right to devolve.

Err how about we just all go it alone instead, Wales either wants to be a proper country and make decisions for itself or it doesn't

Ignitionnet · 05-03-2011, 09:14

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Originally Posted by Russ

Unfortunately we have no say over where our taxes get allocated and to do so would be impractical anyway. But you'd think people were used to this anyway - I think the idea of car tax going on the maintenance of roads is pretty much a fallacy to most these days.

Like it or not the Welsh and Scots are able to have funding in departments that aren't applicable to the English. Don't like it? Fine, let's swap. You get to have free prescriptions, we get a government that has the power to make decisions that affect and change the whole of the UK.

In any case, blame Labour for granting the right to devolve.

Last time I looked Welsh and Scottish MPs sit in the House of Commons alongside English MPs, just they get less votes as the English are about 84% of the population of the UK, Wales 5% and Scotland 8.5%.

Russ · 05-03-2011, 09:14

You think all Welsh people want the same thing? That's what the referendum was for.

Ignitionnet · 05-03-2011, 10:26

It would actually be quite good to offer all 4 home nations in-out referendums, referendums are always a good thing.

Sadly most politicians only like referendums when they think they'll give them the answer they want.

Osem · 05-03-2011, 11:02

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Originally Posted by Masque

The are still many like my wife who has high blood pressure who has to pay for a yearly card because she is on 3 tablets a day which would cost around Â£24 a month.

She will be on them for life but it is not classed as chronic so she has to pay which is a ridiculous state of affairs.

My wife also has a chronic condition which isn't covered - and I'm not talking about me either...

Peter_ · 05-03-2011, 11:04

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Originally Posted by Osem

My wife also has a chronic condition which isn't covered - and I'm not talking about me either...

Does she have the yearly payment card as it will save you a fortune in most cases.

Osem · 05-03-2011, 11:17

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Originally Posted by Masque

Does she have the yearly payment card as it will save you a fortune in most cases.

No - it's only one item a month and she's pretty damned fit otherwise. If she needed more items we'd definitely go for one.