To my mind, the fascinating aspect of North Korea is how it offers us an example of how horribly inhuman a political regime can be. Not so much as a warning of what could happen here in the UK, but a warning that there are no depths beyond which ruling elites cannot sink.
Take this story for instance. Our UK elites are not about to sink so far, but neither can we describe our current government as competent, honest or even entirely sane.
Patient death in Pyongyang exposes healthcare system crisis
The operation was performed by an intern from Pyongyang Medical University, who was at the hospital as part of a standard six-month training rotation
According to a source in Pyongyang, a patient diagnosed with acute appendicitis died from hemorrhagic shock during emergency surgery on Dec. 5. Public concern grew when it emerged that the operation was performed by an intern from Pyongyang Medical University, who was at the hospital as part of a standard six-month training rotation.
The circumstances leading to an intern performing the surgery were complex. The head surgeon was absent, dealing with a personal crisis – his wife had been arrested for selling electronic devices in a marketplace, a reflection of how medical professionals must often supplement their incomes through informal trade.
Other qualified surgeons had been reassigned to government construction projects as “shock troops,” a common practice in North Korea where professionals are routinely diverted to non-medical labor.
Patient death in Pyongyang exposes healthcare system crisis
The operation was performed by an intern from Pyongyang Medical University, who was at the hospital as part of a standard six-month training rotation
According to a source in Pyongyang, a patient diagnosed with acute appendicitis died from hemorrhagic shock during emergency surgery on Dec. 5. Public concern grew when it emerged that the operation was performed by an intern from Pyongyang Medical University, who was at the hospital as part of a standard six-month training rotation.
The circumstances leading to an intern performing the surgery were complex. The head surgeon was absent, dealing with a personal crisis – his wife had been arrested for selling electronic devices in a marketplace, a reflection of how medical professionals must often supplement their incomes through informal trade.
Other qualified surgeons had been reassigned to government construction projects as “shock troops,” a common practice in North Korea where professionals are routinely diverted to non-medical labor.
4 comments:
Better get the South Staffs people to investigate - they're 'good' at that sort of thing...
JH: Not as depraved, AKH? Starmer says … hold my beer.
The UK elite are world-beaters at covering up their misdemeanours, so it might be that we well on the way to Pyongyangery.
Scrobs - they are good at it. I wonder where they were trained?
JH - that's what worries me, he comes across as quietly depraved.
Sam - I like that - Pyongyangery. Yes they are world-beaters at it.
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