, ben habib and also arthur hartwell, editor of the ben habib and also arthur hartwell , editor of thehartwell, editor of the life of labour on the cuts. keep your thoughts coming vaiews@gbnews.uk or tweet me at gb news. now with talks that the nhs is at breaking point, it's been reported that middlemen are changing the nhs half a billion pounds a year in fees and agency staff , with even one group given staff, with even one group given a free trip to the caribbean and inches england, firms spent 3 billion of its total. 136 billion of its total. 136 billion budget on agency staff . billion budget on agency staff. it's using also locums are they using them to one locum. i read about using them to one locum. i read abou t £17,000 a month after he about £17,000 a month after he quit his job within the nhs and this led to staff shortages as well as workers are striking due to low pay atol what's your view on the nhs in terms of its spending? is it totally out of control? is it a bottomless pit? not far from it. control? is it a bottomless pit? not far from it . what we're not far from it.