4. It’s July 5th
1948 :
Clement Attlee has been Labour
Prime Minister since 1945,
Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan is Minister
of Health, and William
Beveridge’s 1942 Report on
social welfare has sold
600,000 copies
104. Gordon Brown does a great job as
Tony Blair’s Chancellor, and pours
billions into the NHS.
One result is the building of the new
inpatient unit at Hastings. The new
building, new carpets, and new
furniture have a strong effect on
morale :-
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109. Local comedy superstar
Jo Brand has opened the unit in
2001 and never mentions giving
injections in the rear during her
time as a psychiatric nurse.
Tastefully, this is also not a
part of her stand-up routine
127. Fast forward to
July 5th
2008...
Gordon Brown is Prime Minister, Alan
Johnson is Health Minister
They are proud of 60 years of the
crowning achievement of the British
Labour Movement,
the National Health Service