MEMBERS of Britain’s elite have been selected as priority cases to receive scarce pills and vaccinations at the taxpayers’ expense if the country is hit by a deadly bird flu outbreak.It appears some are more equal than others.If you're wondering how working for a government media outlet is "essential":working for the "coercive" class is the most essential element in who's important in a statist operation.
Workers at the BBC and prominent politicians — such as cabinet ministers — would be offered protection from the virus.
Ken Livingstone, the London mayor, has already spent £1m to make sure his personal office and employees have their own emergency supplies of 100,000 antiviral tablets.
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Not all are Equal in the British Health Care System
Who said socialist medicine would lead to equality? Witness England: