[DaveWM]

I meant this article as a "thank you" to the brave doctors and nurses putting in extra time and effort to look after everyone else. Regardless of the state of NHS funding, it's just basic human decency to say thank you to them. I didn't mean it as any kind of political statement.

[kitd]

I see OP's attitude a lot on Reddit and (sadly) a few times here too. It seems common decency is a dirty word when there's political point scoring to be had. Rebranding it as "virtue signalling" is another one.

[Ididntdothis]

In the US I often see saying publicly “thanks” as a cheap (and cynical) alternative to actually funding things properly. So with me it leaves a bad taste if it’s not accompanied by a call for proper funding or other action to rectify things.

[res0nat0r]

I think this article sums it up nicely: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/i-work-gro...

[DanBC]

"I cannot abide being lauded as a hero by politicians who allow my colleagues to die for want of proper PPE."

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/02/nhs-doctor-f...