There is a teacher shortage. The NHS cannot provide a service for many who need it. The housing crisis is just one of the symptoms of an ailing system of local service provision.
Public services are in a mess.
The reason for this is not in dispute. The public sector has been starved of cash for almost 30 years. Private money will pour in, rescue the services, provide the cash, build new hospitals and schools and make everyone happy. But the catch is, it won't happen. And, according to a recent poll commissioned by the GMB union, eight out of nine people agree that it won't happen.