The Cheap and The Shoddy

From time to time various official bodies investigate social problems and come up with so-called solutions. Here is a recent example. 'The British Medical Association in Scotland is calling for integrated action to be taken to reduce the gap that exists between the health of those living in the poorest parts of the country and those in the more affluent communities.' (Times, 2 April) Despite the BMA's proposed pious "integrated action" as long as the class division between the working class and the owning class exists the workers will always suffer from the cheap and the shoddy whether it is in housing, education or even health treatment. RD