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Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

No, I do not. Back in 2001, I regularly had letters in my postbag and people coming into my surgery asking, ““When can I get my operation done?”” That no longer happens. Instead, I now hear from people who receive their treatment very quickly. Let me tell the story of a funny recent case. A lady came to my surgery and said, ““I went into hospital and had only a three-week wait from diagnosis to treatment for a hip replacement””, but she then said that she wanted a second opinion, as she thought that that was too quick. That story highlights that we are a million miles from where we were in 2001. It is easy for the Conservatives to talk of doom and to paint gloomy pictures in broad brush strokes, but the facts on the ground are clear.