Under the title " Familial adenomatous polyposis and hypertension " ( Lancet 2012; 375: 1752 ) in the Lancet of May 15, 2010 the authors report the case of a 36 year old man who is found to have high blood pressure which, on investigation, turns out to be due to excess aldosterone secretion from his left adrenal gland in October 2008. He was referred for laparoscopic excision of the gland but when last seen in March 2010 was still waiting to have his duodenum investigated before being operated. An article in the Guardian Weekly of January 7, 2011 says that women delivering babies could be at risk because midwives are under intolerable strain as Britain lacks at least 3500 midwives. This is surely unacceptable as pregnancy is not a disease but a natural condition in healthy young women in the vast majority of cases. The man responsible for the crumbling National Health Service is Tony Blair who chose to waste money on a bunch of useless administrators whose task was to save money by shutting down hospitals and reducing staff while spending money redecorating their offices. This man chose to portray himself as New Labour while following policies that the most right wing Thatcherite would hesitate to advocate. Appearing before the Chilcot enquiry yesterday Blair expressed regret for the deaths in Iraq. There is something reptilian in the way he purses his lips and bends his head trying to appear sincere but looking sinister instead. He should have been asked why he chose to enslave Britain to the US in an illegal war that killed many thousands more than Saddam ever did. Yet Saddam has been hanged while this lying mass murderer is free.