Interesting way to spin this story, given the fact that the NHS comes second last in

[Burney]

That's a sweeping generalisation, you know.

There are a lot of very hard-working people patching up the wounded and repairing the ill.

No-one said there weren't. And I'm sure that's just as much the case in other, better healthcare systems.

[Peter]

No-one said there weren't. And I'm sure that's just as much the case in other, better healthcare systems.

Which according to your survey, don't exist.

Best in the world, b.

[Burney]

Which according to your survey, don't exist.

Best in the world, b.

Yes. That league table is rather like a Premier League table that takes in a range of factors other than the outcomes of games, of course.

Arsenal would always win in such a system.

[Peter]

Yes. That league table is rather like a Premier League table that takes in a range of factors other than the outcomes of games, of course.

Arsenal would always win in such a system.

Its more a question of added value.

For example, Leicester winning the league is arguably a greater achievement than City winning it.

Also interesting that it comes close to the top on efficiency when we are constantly told that the problem is public sector bureaucracy rather than under funding or poor strategic planning.

And Ash’s point that earlier ‘interventions’ and attempts to prescribe behaviours is something british people tend to hugely resent.

Look at the gastropods lumbering their way around our supermarkets. You can’t force-feed these people salads.