Dec 1st, 2014
Banking fines go the NHS!
By Rachel Oliver
On Sunday Chancellor George Osborne announced the government would put the £1.1bn from banker fines into NHS funding. Hurrah!
This is a huge victory for 38 Degrees members, who called for this as soon as the fines were announced. Within a few days 120,000 of us signed a petition to the Treasury.
It seems the government are slowly waking up to the fact that people want a properly funded NHS and the rich banking industry to pay its fair share.
Here’s a few pictures of 38 Degrees members, Sandra and Rachel, braving the rain to deliver the petition to the Treasury:
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