As far as I can tell, three separate charges are being laid against me. First, that I have insulted NHS workers. Second, that I want to impose a US-style healthcare system on Britain. Third, that I have made criticisms overseas that I wouldn’t make in Britain.
Er, no. The charge being laid against you is that you attempted to drag down the quality of debate over NHS reform by adopting a time-honoured tactic of the hard-right culture warriors of the US - namely that of peddling horror-stories and misinformation in order to blacken the reputation of a public service you oppose on ideological grounds. Like the staggering claim that, thanks in part to nationalised healthcare, Britain is 'maybe a couple of years behind Zimbabwe' in terms of bankruptcy and impoverishment.
Of course, now that Hannan has been found out he's presenting himself as the victim of a vast media conspiracy to snuff out dissent against the prevailing liberal establishment. Now, where else have we seen that recently? Oh, yeah.
Like Sarah Palin, Daniel Hannan is a consumate culture warrior.
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