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04-26-2016, 02:41 PM
J.K. Rowling wades into the junior doctors strike with 2 stinging tweets
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LONDON — J.K. Rowling has tweeted her full support to junior doctors who have begun an all-out strike in England for the first time in the history of the NHS, the country's publicly funded healthcare system.*
In response to an Scottish politics reporter who accused doctors of hypocrisy over the dispute, the Harry Potter writer tweeted:*
Thousands of junior doctors in England are taking part in the all-out strike protesting terms of a new contract with the government.*
The dispute is centred on weekend pay and Saturday work rules.
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LONDON — J.K. Rowling has tweeted her full support to junior doctors who have begun an all-out strike in England for the first time in the history of the NHS, the country's publicly funded healthcare system.*
In response to an Scottish politics reporter who accused doctors of hypocrisy over the dispute, the Harry Potter writer tweeted:*
Thousands of junior doctors in England are taking part in the all-out strike protesting terms of a new contract with the government.*
The dispute is centred on weekend pay and Saturday work rules.
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