Why do we insist on worshipping the NHS?
Holy Smoke - A podcast by The Spectator
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This summer, adherents of our national quasi-religion are marking the 70th anniversary of its foundation by St Aneurin Bevan. How did a secular model of delivering health care acquire this aura of holiness? Dr Max Pemberton and the Spectator's Deputy Editor, Freddy Gray talk to Damian Thompson.