Let’s please honor the man and not link to her wretchedness. Steven Hawking hated Thatcher and regretted never having the chance to run over her toes[0]

[0] “Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind,” page 91.

It seems his spent his final days fighting her legacy - a backdoor attempt at privatisation in the NHS by her party.

Thatcher should never be mentioned in a thread dedicated to his legacy. He wouldn't have got this far if she had her way.

Stephen Hawkings stance on the NHS is an important part of his legacy. Any time there has been moves to further privatise he has always came out against it, and it has been hard for the government to argue against him

There's nothing back door about it. It's an open and transparent defunding of the NHS to push a privatisation agenda.

Privatisation already exists within the NHS, and the programme is already well under way.

I meant with regards to ACOs. The public have no idea what they are. They sound public.

Stephen Hawking was fighting the government on this in court when he died. I'm guessing you know that.

As for the past 8 years, it's obvious what the Tories are trying to do. Privatisation is the 'perfect solution' when public approval for the NHS hits the floor.

No other way for them to do it. Political suicide. Bastards.