Mock the Week: Lockerbie, Scotland, NHS, Palin, Tourism
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Stumble ThisMock the Week is a British topical comedy quiz show from the BBC, featuring a panel of six comedians including Frankie Boyle, Hugh Dennis, Russell Howard and Andy Parsons and is hosted by Dara O Briain.
In this clip, the panel discuss the release of the Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi and the effect of the loss of American tourists along with the US proposals to implement a UK NHS healthcare system.
From Series 7 Episode 8.
In this clip, the panel discuss the release of the Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi and the effect of the loss of American tourists along with the US proposals to implement a UK NHS healthcare system.
From Series 7 Episode 8.
I need a clip of the newspaper proposing that "If Hawking was british..."!
The original, moronic, quote was "People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn't have a chance in the UK, where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless."
It's here Except... they've edited it now (there's a note on the top).
The original, moronic, quote was "People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn't have a chance in the UK, where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless."
Jesus, what sort of lies are they spreading out there? I mean, the actions of our utterly clueless government with their policies of neglect has over a period of what, 20-30 years? resulted in the NHS being dirty, understaffed and wasteful. But people talking about the NHS as though it's a place where people with a fag on (smoking a cigarette for my overseas brethren) condemn people to death or disfigurement over a heap of organs and body parts for any illness that can't be cured by tablets makes me a little bit agitated.
20-30 years ago, the NHS was an amazing system and i wouldn't have traded it for any other country's system. For the level of care and attention and competency you couldn't have been reliant on anything better.
The brutal fact is that we only moan about it so much because we're used to perfection. I'd still take the NHS over any other even today.
It's an horrific shame that politicians will lie so badly to their own people (in this case americans, but it happens all over the world). I could walk into my local hospital right now and get healthcare of an equal or better standard than the average american person with the average health insurance. It's still a brilliant service, it's just not perfect anymore.
I just had a wave of tragic angst that we haven't moved on. We're still like the tribes we used to be, with our great elected shaman stood on a mound in front of us, arms raised, telling us with religious certainty that the eclipse was because the sun god is angry and we must place more meat on the sacrificial altar tonight. Then later he has a lovely beef steak and his pick of the virgins. We haven't moved on, we're still being led around by lies and assurances from people who are as lost as we are.
So the shaman waves his hands and a million americans believe that the NHS is an evil boneyard.