Prominent members of the campaign to remove the United Kingdom from the European Union are backing away from major promises now that they have won the vote. …
Yet while Americans might be used to politicians backing away from promises, they might be surprised by the fact that Brexiters had made a central plank of their campaign a promise to spend more on the NHS — a distinctly socialist health care system. …
In the United Kingdom, the National Health Service largely replaced the private sector shortly after World War II. Regardless of their party or personal wealth, the service is popular with the British, national surveys show. CONT.
Max Ehrenfreund, Washington Post