No, I know it's nothing to do with the EU.
That's the point - people were told by Brexit that leaving the EU would free up £350m per week, and the money would be spent on NHS.
I know that was a lie, you know it was a lie, but many people believed them.
The Sustainability and Transformation Plans were looking rough before brexit. I dread to think what they'll be like now.
If we want a good health service and good schools then we need to invest. There problem is the only way that is going to happen is if we borrow the money (Labour tried that - no thanks), or you raise taxes. Raising taxes political suicide, which no party wants to do, especially the Tories. Then it needs to actually be managed wisely with a clear plan of operational action for a longer period than five years between each national election. These things take time, and each time we swap leadership they throw out the plan and start from scratch. It's like a constant series of pivots in no particular direction.