"Murderer serving a life sentance wins the right to have birthmark removed on NHS"
So reads the headline on page 5 of today's Times. Need I say more? A double murderer has won a long running High Court, publicly funded, victory to undergo cosmetic surgery to remove a birthmark.
This, at a time when we are supposed to be cutting back on un-necessary expenditure.
In allowing this sort of thing to happen, we know we are now right down the slippery slope. Remember the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire? We too, are most definitely on our way.
GT