EU Referendum result must be respected by our MPs
AFTER lengthy debate MPs will today vote on whether or not to give Theresa May permission to trigger Article 50 and take Britain out of the EU.
What is Article 50?
This newspaper only hopes that honourable members were listening carefully when Sir Bill Cash spoke in the Commons yesterday.
The veteran Eurosceptic was spot on when he urged his colleagues to “respect” the referendum result and warned that it would be “political suicide” to try to stand in the way of Brexit.
Things have indeed reached a sorry state when there are MPs and peers willing to disregard the verdict of a national referendum.
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The vote for Brexit represented a historic moment. Given the chance to overthrow decades of political orthodoxy ordinary voters were anxious to take it.
They were happy to stand up to the bullying tactics deployed by the out-of-touch political class and overwhelmingly chose to leave the EU.
Remoaner politicians still arrogantly lecture us on the dangers of Brexit.
Thankfully all they can do is talk – they have very little chance of mustering the numbers required to create real problems for Theresa May and David Davis at this stage.
Nevertheless it reflects badly that some MPs are prepared to vote against the wishes of the people they represent.
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Health tourism costs NHS
The NHS is failing to recover hundreds of millions of pounds from overseas patients who access healthcare in Britain, says a report by MPs.
This is a troubling report but hardly a surprising one. Foreign patients have been using and abusing the NHS for years.
What we need are not more reports, we need ministers willing to take decisive action.
These need not be grand, complicated schemes.
Something as simple as doctors asking for ID and a proof of address to ensure only those who are eligible get free treatment would at least be a start.
If the political will existed this could be done quickly and easily. British taxpayers cannot pay for treatment for all the world’s sick.
With NHS funding stretched it is vital the Government cracks down on health tourism.
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Happiness in the web age
One of the 30 best things in life is having a strong wifi connection, according to a new survey.
In fact it is apparently so good that it came ahead of feeling secure at work, being wealthy and going to the pub even though 15 years ago most of us had never even heard of it.
How times change.
