The UK's public (ie state) education system is despite pockets of excellence too often crap. Most people know that. Try to change it in any way, even for the better and howls of protest go up "Backdoor privatisation" "Unfair to some" etc. "Save our (crap)schools" campaigns break out all over the place.
The UK's NHS (National Health Service) is despite pockets of excellence too often crap. Most people know that, especially those who sit for hours on hard plastic chairs at A&Es while leading politicians are quietly whisked in unseen via the back door. Try to change it in any way, even for the better, and howls of protest go up "Backdoor privatisation", "Unfair to some" etc. "Save our NHS "campaigns break out all over the place.
It must seem like head in hands time for anyone trying to improve anything in this benighted isle. They have our sympathy and the warning that it's soon going to get a whole lot worse,- Party Conference time is coming up.
