We all love to criticise Gordy and co. in fact, it's pretty much a daily activity for most of us, and one of our most favouritest things to moan on about is the NHS. According to most Brits our healthcare system is useless, GP's are fat, untrained pigs and MRSA has spread beyond control. The majority of us fail to recognise that the thousands of immigrants into our country (something we also like to harp on about) seem to find this 'useless' system really rather appealing.
Now, excuse me if we hop across the pond for a minute. One of Obama's key selling points since the very beginning of his campaign for office (way back in 2006!) has been his promise to radically reform the increasingly flawed US healthcare system. This, however has yet to happen. Since us Brits are considered experts on universal healthcare many have been asked to comment, so as to *ahem* assist the Americans. This is where this man comes in:
This is Daniel Hannan MEP, a tory who has now been described by CamCam as "eccentric" due to derogatory comments he made about the NHS on US television. He has since been described as "unpatriotic" and it's been suggested he should be punished for his comments. But it's here that we come to the issue; namely if Hannan had said what he had said on UK television he may well have been applauded. Because, however, he chose American media as his forum he is an embarrassment to our country. It's a dreadfully British concept that you can criticise all you want in the privacy of your own country but as soon as you venture elsewhere then you are being jolly uncivil (particularly when you embarrass us in front of those damned Yanks). And so this is the full circle which we have formed. We communicate openly with the Americans, as long as communication involves smiles and a pat on the back. But talking about failure? Now that is not an option. A very 'special' relationship indeed.
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