tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post114384581350443515..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Blair's Dentistry Policy Starts to BiteIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155814574679923552006-08-17T12:36:00.000+01:002006-08-17T12:36:00.000+01:00Iain - Totally off topic...You mentioned your dad ...Iain - Totally off topic...<BR/>You mentioned your dad was a farmer. Can you do a weekly 'Farming Today' feature? <BR/><BR/>My politics can no longer be described as Thatcherite. <BR/><BR/>But I detest with a vengeance the way Bliar paints all farmers as subsidy-guzzling, food-mountain-building, SUV-driving greed merchants whilst sucking up to his cronies at Tesco et al !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155814139597513552006-08-17T12:28:00.000+01:002006-08-17T12:28:00.000+01:00A good idea for that new 'Don't get me started' pr...A good idea for that new 'Don't get me started' programme...<BR/><BR/>Coming from working class stock, I had to rely on NHS dentistry as a child to fix my hugely mis-shapen teeth. <BR/><BR/>And what a blessing that was. Now it would be dismissed as cosmetic lifestyle treatment. <BR/><BR/>Children today would have to find that fictional creature, the NHS orthodontist. They might find one hiding between Pegasus and the unicorn in the Augean stables..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143994179813608202006-04-02T17:09:00.000+01:002006-04-02T17:09:00.000+01:00Ian, no one likes a smart arse. Try and blame the ...Ian, no one likes a smart arse. Try and blame the Tories for introducing this stupid new contract and see how far you get. That's what has done it. As well you know.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143992525720504492006-04-02T16:42:00.000+01:002006-04-02T16:42:00.000+01:00So would you say that whoever started this slipper...So would you say that whoever started this slippery slope of payment at the point of need for NHS work was wrong?ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462118851964861754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143875936758832062006-04-01T08:18:00.000+01:002006-04-01T08:18:00.000+01:00Quite right Iain. On my blog ou will see a comment...Quite right Iain. <BR/><BR/>On my blog ou will see a comment from my former dentist basicallu saying he is quitting the NHS after 30 years because of these reforms.Jonathan Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268578038100287575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143855812283153832006-04-01T02:43:00.000+01:002006-04-01T02:43:00.000+01:00I thought Tony's meeting with Helen Clark would ha...I thought Tony's meeting with Helen Clark would have reinforced the need for good dentistry, obviously not.Tory Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344290171496651426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143851066212272312006-04-01T01:24:00.000+01:002006-04-01T01:24:00.000+01:00Let's look at the figures.Bliar is spending near £...Let's look at the figures.Bliar is spending near £64.5 billion on the NHS and Major-last tory PM-spent £32 billion.<BR/>Which govt had the most NHS dentists?<BR/>They've burned the cash.My sister is a registrar(might be a consultant-don't know the difference) or some fancy thing in a hospital-but she's a dentist-and she told me all about how they dragged her and 7 other reg/con's on a 2 day 'quality management' course.All that got better was teh size of the queue to see her.<BR/><BR/>Sorry ...pissed,trying to hold together.She says she might even vote tory now-and she's a right leftie nutter,,,,,money grows on trees etc etcRigger Morticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511441744590678443noreply@blogger.com