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The National Health Service in England, founded in 1948 to deliver health care directly to all in need following World War II, is in trouble. Not only is it broke, but it is also broken, as the new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer just pointed out in response to a recent government study. The waiting lines for care are prohibitive. A recent study revealed that 8 million people in the United Kingdom are waiting for their care, with 40 percent waiting for more than 18 weeks. An incredible 14,000 people died just last year while waiting for care in England’s...

The Labour government today indicated new moves towards a possible ban on imitation guns – less than a year after the Home Office appeared to rule out such a measure. Last May, the Government published a paper which said a wholesale ban on replica firearms would be impractical. But as new figures showed offences involving imitation firearms rocketed by 66% last year, Home Secretary Charles Clarke said he planned to launch a new consultation on a possible ban. “We will introduce a flagship Violent Crime Reduction Bill within weeks of the General Election,” said Mr Clarke. “It will tackle the...