There is no lack of ideas or indignation over the state of Britain’s
National ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ Service. It already mops ups a big slice of the money raised by
taxation, while services continue to deteriorate. The only solution is to
introduce charges as other European countries have without the skies falling.
All this is familiar, so, too, are the arguments in John Willman’s A Better
State of ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ. Its value lies in its clarity and fairness, much needed above
the contemporary rancour on the subject. Published by Profile Books,
£8.99, ISBN 1861970897.
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