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Proud of the BMA

Alex Scott-Samuel   (8 July 2009)

Proud of the BMA 8 July 2009
Alex Scott-Samuel, Senior Lecturer in Public Health Division of Public Health, University of Liverpool, Whelan Building, Quadrangle, Liverpool, L69 3GB Send response to journal: Re: Proud of the BMA	I have been a member of both the BMA and of the Labour Party for well over 30 years - but I never thought I would be proud to be a member of the BMA. But now the BMA conference has not only voted overwhelmingly to oppose the Government's increasingly privatised NHS market, but also to oppose prescription charges - in other words, to oppose the two key causes of inequalities in UK health care. For once, we are truly acting in the name of the people we serve. While I sincerely hope that a future Labour Party will regain its core values and reject its current neoliberal madness, all I can say for now is: Power to the BMA! I am proud to be a member! Best wishes, Alex Scott-Samuel Competing interests: I am a founding member of Keep Our NHS Public