Roland,
A fan of BUPA are we ? So sod the rest it appears...
My mother is in a famous hospital at the moment, which would be tricky if everything was private; I agree this country can afford decent defence, but take out the true waste of bankers & politicians, not the health service.
We could be knee-deep in JSF's, Type 45 destroyers, Astute sub's and F-22's for the money THEY waste !