Why doctors are really on strike - and what it says about Britain - Richard Murphy

1st August 2025

Everyone says the doctor's strike is about pay. And yes, doctors in the UK are being grossly underpaid. But this strike is about something deeper.

It's about a collapsing economy, systemic exploitation, broken housing, and a government - including the current Labour one - that just doesn't get it. This isn’t just about the NHS.

It’s about whether our society is even working anymore.