See my comment above - the weaponise term is from a quote that was disavowed by the Labour leader-before-last, but that he certainly seems to have spoken.

Here's an article on the topic - from a socialist source: https://www.sochealth.co.uk/2015/04/28/weaponizing-the-nhs-i...

'many campaigners who want to “Save” the NHS seem to want to do the opposite – to politicise the NHS so far that reform becomes a practical impossibility. They create alarm about cuts to local services, privatization, postcode lotteries and TTIP. They seem more motivated by anger, and fixated on political totems, than on trying to promote progress within the NHS.'

'The problem with Labour’s campaign to “weaponize” the NHS and turn it into a key political battleground, and its politically motivated and gimmicky manifesto pledges, is that it distracts from the real work that is needed: devolved reforms led by clinicians. We could have yet another 2 year hiatus. The NHS can ill-afford that.'

The kneejerk downvotes on HN are so depressing, especially when they are borne out of ignorance (not you btw, your comment is good).