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April 2015

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Westfield 'Save our NHS' protest

Westfield, Shepherds Bush, London. Sat 18 Apr 2015

  

 
 George Barda with a garland of dollar bills

 Protesters walk in to the Westfield Centre to protest outside Virgin over the danger that TTIP poses to our NHS.

 Campaigners have urged that the NHS should be excluded from TTIP, but governments and business insist

 it should not be. Many UK government members have significant financial interests in private healthcare companies

 and can expect rich profits if TTIP is agreed as it will force the NHS to contract out its services to them.

 Police and security watched the protesters but did not attempt to stop them

 

 Already some contracts for NHS services have been given to private companies despite NHS in-house bids

 which offered a better quality service at lower cost - but didn't make profits for shareholders

 
 
Inside the covered shopping mall they made their way to the Virgin shop 

Virgin Healthcare already run many services that are a part of the NHS 

replacing the easily run parts of our National Health service, and taking money out of the system 

Gay Lee introduces the protest and the short piece of street theatre in the Westfield centre 

 

One of the characters wears a 'Richard Branson' mask 

and another a large legal wig 

 

 

George Barda offers his garland of dollars to 'Richard Branson'. 
   

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