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The Bunker – News without the nonsense

The NHS’s moment of truth – with guest Roy Lilley

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Britain’s vaccination programme is undoubtedly working. Do we have to grit out teeth and admit our political opponents have done at least one thing right? Healthcare commentator Roy Lilley tells us the mood among NHS workers. Plus: small business goes under the political bus, the murky world of doses for data, will we ever travel for fun again – and what the hell is happening in Italy? Ros Taylor and Ayesha Hazarika join Andrew Harrison for the weekly Bunker panel show.  “The NHS is on the ragged edge. It’s hanging on by its fingernails” – Roy Lilley “The vaccine rollout will be a powerful argument in favour of paying more tax for the NHS” - Ros Taylor “Labour was always associated with red tape. Now the Conservatives are strangling business with it” - Ayesha Hazarika Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I loved going to college.

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1:14.2

podcast COVID one year on a year after the first case of the novel coronavirus was

1:18.6

diagnosed in the UK and in the middle of a second wave vastly worse than the first, how has the NHS fared

1:24.9

during the biggest challenge of its history? Health Expert Roy Lillie joins us to explain what's going on.

1:29.6

Plus, whatever happens a small business? A double whammy of COVID and Brexit has fallen hardest on independent firms,

1:36.0

the ones that used to make up the bedrock of Conservative support.

1:39.0

As customers forms pile up, might they look elsewhere for political representation in future?

1:44.0

And what's the future looking like for travel in an uncertain world of border closures and

1:48.3

new COVID variants? Will holidaymakers and businessllers even want to go abroad?

1:53.4

All that and more on today's bunker.

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