Next week Curzon Home Cinema will be streaming John Pilger’s film The Dirty War on the NHS, which was first released just before last year’s election. This could not be more timely. The government is telling us to stay at home and “protect the NHS”. John’s film spells out the reason why the NHS might be overwhelmed by the impact of the coronavirus: the lack of resources which are the direct result of the policies of the last ten years and the devastation caused by sustained privatisation. At the end of the film Professor Danny Dorling foresaw what we are now going through: "The NHS gave us freedom from fear .... now that fear has returned." This is a film to enrage, but also to inspire: to make sure that when the pandemic is over, the NHS is rebuilt as a properly funded public health system.
On Wednesday 15 April, there will be a live Q&A with two of its main contributors — Professor Allyson Pollock and Dr John Lister at 8.30 pm, which will be beamed live to your homes via Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and Curzon Home Cinema.
"The Dirty War On The NHS—Fierce and necessary" Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
"The threat our most cherished of institutions faces is laid bare in a timely and thoroughly researched documentary by journalist John Pilger" Dan Carrier, Camden New Journal
"The NHS many of us take for granted appears to be on life support and Pilger's documentary produces some troubling evidence" Steven Sheehan, The Digital Fix
