PAY MORE FOR THE NHS?

A nEW survey has found that three in five people now support tax increases to boost funding for the nHS.

It would be naive to pretend that the health service’s problems can be solved simply by throwing more cash at it: money alone won’t solve the problem of excess bureaucracy, or instantly raise the numbers of doctors and nurses, for example (it takes years to train both).

But extra money is a good place to start if it means the nHS can afford the latest cancer drug treatments and not have to ration cataract operations.

If voters are prepared to pay more for the nHS, then politicians must listen and start the conversation.