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Convince me of your political philosophy.
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RE: Convince me of your political philosophy.
(September 19, 2013 at 5:58 am)Aractus Wrote: In the UK, all doctors are paid the same salary, and you do not get a choice what doctor you see.

???

Yes you do. Where I live there are something like half a dozen GP practises within easy travel distance. I could have selected any of them to sign up to, I just happened to choose the one an easy walk from my home. I could be, and I have been, seen at any other practise for any number of reasons. There is also an NHS "walk-in" centre, which takes everyone.

There are about five or six doctors, plus several nurses, at my local practise (it being quite small) but the one a little further out to which my Sam used to go - she joined before we moved in together and, having got friendly with the staff, didn't want to change practises - has probably five times that many. Out of all these medical staff, I could choose to be seen by any one of them I wish.

Please don't give our colonial cousins any more wrong ideas about our country - they already think we drink warm beer, have bad teeth and talk like Dick Van Dyke (the Cockney Strangler in Mary Poppins) or else extras from Pride And Prejudice.
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Convince me of your political philosophy. - by InevitableCheese - September 18, 2013 at 10:13 pm
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Minimalist - September 18, 2013 at 10:25 pm
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by pocaracas - September 19, 2013 at 5:05 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Kayenneh - September 19, 2013 at 5:41 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Aractus - September 19, 2013 at 5:58 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Cyberman - September 19, 2013 at 11:57 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Aractus - September 21, 2013 at 4:36 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Aractus - September 22, 2013 at 9:43 pm
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by LastPoet - September 19, 2013 at 6:26 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Kayenneh - September 19, 2013 at 7:11 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by KichigaiNeko - September 19, 2013 at 7:47 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Brian37 - September 19, 2013 at 9:29 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Darth - September 19, 2013 at 9:34 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Brian37 - September 19, 2013 at 9:57 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by 5thHorseman - September 19, 2013 at 10:13 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Brian37 - September 19, 2013 at 10:26 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by c172 - September 19, 2013 at 10:28 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Brian37 - September 19, 2013 at 10:40 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Minimalist - September 19, 2013 at 11:57 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Cyberman - September 19, 2013 at 12:00 pm
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by c172 - September 19, 2013 at 3:42 pm
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by A Theist - September 19, 2013 at 2:23 pm
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by A Theist - September 19, 2013 at 3:32 pm
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Cyberman - September 21, 2013 at 11:22 am
RE: Convince me of your political philosophy. - by Bad Writer - September 21, 2013 at 3:07 pm

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