What do James Crosby and John Lennon have in common? Both have received honours and later handed them back.
That is where the similarity ends.
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This is outstanding. A rare glimpse of the Queen’s politics.
My wife recently spent some time in hospital. A thought occured to Quantitative Sneezing.
Instead of feeding the hospital parking meter each day, why don’t people just pay for their hospital meals. Surely it costs a fortune to feed each patient three meals a day, especially when often the food gets wasted. Instead families or charities could do a bit of cooking if a patient does not want to pay, or meals could be means-tested.
Without this cost, charges could come down elsewhere.
See below some number crunching based on a freedom of information request to the Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust. It spends more money providing meals than it gains from visitor parking. So why not charge for the meals instead?
However, when asked how much it spends on providing hospital meals, the trust said:
Circa : £1.1 million
Food for thought?
Vote below on what you would rather pay for?
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This story came out in May but is still the most popular on the BBC
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