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There’s no debate now: humans are socialist not selfish — so let’s take control
What workers are ‘essential’? All workers are essential. This crisis has shown workers their real strength — and the left must rush to solidify those gains, writes DOUG NICHOLLS
Wembley Arch is illuminated in blue to show its appreciation to the NHS amid the coronavirus outbreak in London

ADDING 8,000 beds from the private healthcare sector and some 20,000 staff was essential. It reminds us that private healthcare provision couldn’t even scratch the surface of caring for the nation’s health needs.

It reminds us too that healthcare professionals are not just brave and skilled but bound ethically to enhancing and saving life regardless of any characteristics of their patients other than their common humanity.

Compare this with bankers and big corporate capitalists. Hopefully their house cleaners will be working from their own homes and emailing instructions on how to dust.

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