Ngexesha unyulo jikelele luka-2019, ndivelise kwaye ndabonisa amaxwebhu avuzayo angqina ukuba urhulumente ka-Boris Johnson wayekwiintetho eziyimfihlo ukunika iinkampani zokhathalelo lwezempilo zase-US "ukufikelela kwimarike ngokupheleleyoโ kwiNkonzo yezeMpilo yeSizwe (NHS) kwizivumelwano zorhwebo zasemva kweBrexit. Kum, nakwizigidi zabantu kwilizwe liphela, eli yayilixesha elinokuchaza unyulo. Ku-Boris Johnson kunye namahlakani akhe amaninzi kumajelo ethu eendaba, nangona kunjalo, yayingumzekelo we "iphulo Russian disinformation.โ Namhlanje, inkampani yeinshurensi yezempilo yaseMelika iCentene Corporation yeyona umboneleli omkhulu omnye ye-NHS yokhathalelo oluphambili eNgilani.
Andisoze ndazi ukuba abo bawachasayo amabango am - uninzi lwabo olwalunezibophelelo zokungakhethi buso kwezopolitiko - bakholelwa kokwabo ubuvuvu. Ayinamsebenzi indlela abakhetha ukuzithuthuzela ngayo. Okubalulekileyo kukuba abo bachasayo kwinguquko yenguqu balungiselelwa ukubeka emgceni: umgaqo-siseko wezempilo jikelele, ukhathalelo lwezempilo oluphethwe nguwonke-wonke, simahla kwindawo yokusetyenziswa. Njengoko ndibona uvoto lokuphuma ngo-2019, ndabukela iziseko ze-NHS zinyamalala phambi kwamehlo am.
NgoDisemba ka-2019, i-NHS yayisele ikwimeko enxungupheleyo, irhoxa kwishumi leminyaka lokunqunyulwa kwecandelo likarhulumente. Amanqanaba okuhlala kwiibhedi ayephezulu ngokuyingozi. Uluhlu lwabalindileyo lwaluphezu kophahla. Yaye uloyiko lokugula kakhulu kwasebusika lwalugqugqisile. Emva konyulo, kunye noloyiso lweConservative, kwafika ukubalwa. NgoJanuwari ka-2020, uMbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi (i-WHO) uchonge intsholongwane eyingozi yobhubhani, uxelela amazwe angamalungu ukuba alungiselele ubhubhane ngokuvavanya abantu bawo nje ukuba kuvele iimpawu. Impendulo ka-Boris Johnson yayikukutyhola i-WHO ngokubhengeza ubuxoki kunye nokuhlanganisa iiTories ezahlukeneyo ukubiza iBritane ukuba irhoxe kuyo ngokupheleleyo.
Njengoko ubhubhane waguquka waba ngubhubhani, urhulumente akazange enze nto incinci ukufihla ukungazilungeli kwakhe. Urhulumente womdibaniso akakhange aphelise amandla ezempilo yoluntu kuphela, kodwa ubuchwephesha bezempilo yoluntu, ukuvala iilabhoratri zikawonke-wonke kunye nokwenza ukuba abasebenzi bezempilo bangabinamsebenzi. Ukukhanyela ngendima yabo kukhukuliseko lwe-NHS yethu, urhulumente we-Conservative woyika, esusa izibhedlele "zotyando olukhethekileyo" kwaye etyhala abantu abadala abangavavanywanga abalindele ukukhutshwa kumakhaya asele engenanto. Phantse Abahlali abangama-40,000 bamakhaya abakhathalelayo wasweleka ngenxa ye-COVID-19.
Lo bhubhani ubhentsise imeko embi yecandelo lethu lokhathalelo. Phakathi kwe-2012 kunye ne-2020, inani leebhedi kumakhaya okunyamekela eNgilani lehle nge-15 pesenti. Ukhukuliseko lwenkonzo yethu yokhathalelo, nangona kunjalo, ludlulela ngaphaya kokunciphisa-by-austerity. Ukulandela amashumi eminyaka embono yentengiso yangaphakathi evela kubo bobabini uMsebenzi oMtsha kunye ne-Conservatives, phantse onke amakhaya okhathalelo alawulwa ngurhulumente wasekhaya ebevaliwe kwaye akhutshelwa ngaphandle kubaboneleli babucala. Endaweni yokuhlutha iimpahla zabucala ezandleni zoluntu ukuze kuhlangatyezwane neemfuno zabemi bephela, ubutyebi obuxabisekileyo buyaqhubeka nokumoshwa ngokuhlangula icandelo lezempilo labucala elenza ingeniso kukhathalelo olukhethekileyo. Iinkampani ngoku buqu kwaye ubaleke Iipesenti ezingama-84 zeebhedi kumakhaya ononophelo eNgilani. Apho kukho ingeniso, kukho ukuxhaphaza. Iipesenti ezi-4 zabasebenzi bokhathalelo bakwiikontraki zeeyure eziziro. Iipesenti ezingama-40 zabasebenzi bokhathalelo lwedomiciliary bakwiikontraki zeeyure eziziro. Umvuzo wokwenyani we-median womsebenzi wokhathalelo yi-ยฃ8.50 ngeyure. Ngelixa ubhubhane ubetha, inkonzo enciphileyo, esebenza ngokugqithisileyo, kunye nexabiso eliphezulu bekulindeleke ukuba imelane neyona mfuno inkulu kwakha kwakho.
Amanani amaninzi abongi abangahlawulwayo - ikakhulu abasetyhini - baphela bezalisa isithuba, bencama imisebenzi yabo kunye nengeniso ukuze babonelele ngokhathalelo lwewotshi yonke. Mhlawumbi owona mthwalo mkhulu uwela kwabo bakhathalela abantu abathandayo abanesifo sengqondo esiyingozi, ngoku sesona sizathu siphambili sokufa e-UK. Ngo-2025, abantu abangaphezu kwesigidi baya kube bephethwe sesi sifo. 70 ekhulwini kubo bonke abahlali bamakhaya abanonophelo - bonke abangama-490,000 babo - baqikelelwa ukuba banesifo sengqondo esixhalabisayo okanye iingxaki ezinzima zokukhumbula. Nabani na obone ilungu losapho lisiba mnyama phambi kwamehlo akhe azi kakuhle ukuba ukungaxoleli, ukungayekeleli, kunye nokunganyamezelekiyo ukuphambana kwengqondo.
Ezi ndleko - ngokomzimba, ngokweemvakalelo, kunye noluntu - azifane zingene ekubaleni abo bakhalazayo ukuba asinakukwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuba ukhathalelo lwentlalo lufumaneka ngokukhululekile kubo bonke abaludingayo. Inyaniso kukuba inkonzo yokunakekelwa kwentlalo enganelanga sele kubiza. Ziindleko ezithwalwa ngabo banyanzeliswa ukuba bancame impilo yabo yengqondo ukuze bafezekise umsebenzi wokunyamekela okufuneka kwabelwane ngawo nathi sonke.
KwiNkcazo yakhe yeMali ngoNovemba 17, iChancellor ye-Exchequer uJeremy Hunt - ohlala esixelela ukuba uyazi i-NHS ngaphakathi - ingenza into enentsingiselo: bhengeza a INkonzo yoLondolozo lweSizwe. Ubuncinane, kufuneka anyanzelwe ukuba aphulaphule inkcaso enesibindi ngokwaneleyo ukuba ifune enye. Iqela elichasayo likhaliphe ngokwaneleyo ukuba lizikhulule ekubeni likhoboka lemodeli engaphumeleliyo yoshishino lwabucala. Inkcaso ezimisele ukuthetha ukuba ukunakekelwa kwentlalo kufuneka kufumaneke ngokukhululekile kubo bonke abayifunayo, naphi na apho bayifunayo, nanini na xa befuna.
Uluntu lwaseBritane luxelelwa ukuba lukhethe phakathi kwamaqela amabini akhuphisanayo kulawulo lwecandelo elaphukileyo. Inkonzo yokhathalelo ayifuni kulawulwa. Ifuna ukuguqulwa. I-NHS yayi yenziwe ngo-1948 kwimigaqo ye-universalism, ukulingana, kunye nesidima. Le migaqo iyaphanziswa ngabantu ababawayo nababamba amacandelo abucala ezempilo kunye nentlalontle, eqiniswa ludidi lwezopolitiko olufuna ukuba nesabelo kwizinto eziphangiweyo. Esikhundleni sokungcolisa imigaqo ye-NHS, kufuneka ukwandisa nabo, kunye nesiqinisekiso sokhathalelo ukusuka ekuzalweni ukuya engcwabeni. Oko, kum, ngunobangela ofanelwe kukulwela.
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