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From The Socialist newspaper, 29 May 2019
Teignmouth: hands off our community hospital!
Marching to save the NHS, photo Mary Finch (Click to enlarge)
Sean Brogan, chair, Unite Community South Devon branch (personal capacity) and Exeter Socialist Party
Teignmouth people took to the streets again protesting against the threatened closure of their community hospital. This was the ninth march and rally - exhibiting a never give up attitude!
Having already lost two wards, the hospital is slated for complete closure despite the high demand for its services.
The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has closed nearly every community hospital in Devon. In its so-called 'consultation' the CCG chose to show our hospital in the worst light - having seen maintenance deliberately run down over the years.
At the rally, the hypocrites of both the Tory Party and Lib Dems (ie the Tory second eleven) called for it to be kept open, despite having started the closure process when in coalition!
I condemned them both and called for a general election and the abolition of the 2012 Health and Social Care Act - a privatisers' charter.
The march was well supported by South Devon Unite Community branch and the local Labour Party.
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In The Socialist 29 May 2019:
EU elections
Tories smashed in Euros - Now get them out
Euro elections 2019 - Across Europe
Euro-elections in Scotland and Wales
International socialist news and analysis
India: Modi victory - Socialist fightback needed
Climate change
The Green New Deal we need is socialism
Climate change strikes continue to resonate
Socialist Party news and analysis
Blistering UN report condemns Tory austerity - workers' action can end it
Workplace news and analysis
Save steel jobs: Demand socialist nationalisation
PCS conference: defeats for union officialdom and steps taken to rebuild a fighting left opposition
Determined Sellafield nuclear workers' industrial action continues
Kirkby factory workers walk out over unfair dismissal
Wales train fleet workers to strike against transfer to private company
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Fight the far-right - fight for socialist policies
Teignmouth: hands off our community hospital!
Birmingham Pride - revitalising political struggle
Opinion
Obituary: Pauline Dunlop (1947-2019)
Obituary: John Boots (1942-2019)
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