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Originally Posted by JCB
If the Conservatives were so keen on the introduction of the NHS why did they vote against the formation of the NHS 21 times before the act was passed, including both the Second and Third reading.
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Dunno, I was only 2 y.o. at the time, but I'll do some research and get back to you, although I imagine you know the answers already! I would hazard a guess
it was because they realised the act as drafted by Labour couldn't be funded fully in those times of real austerity, unlike today's light austerity. I do know the government had to introduce prescription charges when reality eventually dawned on them. Familiar story, eh?