Liz Truss’s Inheritance: A U.K. Economy on Its Knees - WSJ

Already struggling with a record backlog of 6.6 million patients waiting for treatment following the Covid-19 crisis, analysts say the National Health Service is showing severe signs of strain. People suffering strokes or burns in England waited on average an hour for an ambulance in July, well above the target of 18 minutes.

Um, yikes?