As I wrote a few days ago, I totally support the NHS strikes. What the Tories have forced nurses and their colleagues to do is disgraceful. The government bears complete responsibility for any deaths which might occur as a result of these strikes, and the fact that they are trying to pin the blame on the nurses is even more sickening. With that in mind, this afternoon I decided to check things out for myself by trundling over to my local hospital to see what was going on. It isn’t far, and I was in the mood for some political activism. I wanted to show any strikers I found my support. Getting there, however, I was disappointed: the Queen Elizabeth hospital was quiet and normal, with no sign of any strikes. My hopes of an exciting, political afternoon sticking it up the Tory scumbags suddenly disappeared, and I trundled on.