Older Scots will still recall Aneurin Bevan and what he stood for.
The Welsh Labour politician is best remembered for his time as Health Minister as part of Clement Attlee’s transformative post-war government. Bevan, more than any other figure, is credited with spearheading the launch of the National Health Service in July 1948.
That’s why Humza Yousaf referenced the Bevan principle yesterday as he tried to defuse the latest crisis facing the health service in Scotland.