Why oh why Mr Johnson?

Mr Johnson:

If the NHS means so much to you, why has the Tory government starved if of the funds needed to meet demand?

If health matters then why have you cut funding for public health over the last decade?

If children's education matters, then why have you let schools crumble?

If social care matters, then why have you not funded it?

If children's services matter, then why have you cut them?

If local democracy matters, then why have you starved local authorities of the funds needed for their statutory duties? 

If you want to close the gap of inequality, then why has child poverty increased? 

Why is pensioner poverty increasing?

Why are so many families having to depend on food banks?

Why is growth sluggish after a decade of Tory management of the economy? 

Why is the United Kingdom at risk of breaking apart? 

Why oh why Mr Johnson?

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