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Rubbish , the poor and disadvantaged are the least likely to vote , many are not even on the electoral register !!
As for spending money we didn't have , you have been reading too many right wing newspapers
Corbyn may not be everybody's cup of tea but he has shown there is a demand for democratic socialism in this country
People have had enough of market led capitalism and the economics of greed
Brown and Blair were not socialists , Brown was a good man who made some poor decisions , Blair was a Tory
There have been labour governments in the past who were leaning towards democratic socialism but didn't quite get there
Harold Wilson was a good bloke
i don't know how u can compare mental health issues with being poor i cant tie that one together sludge mate
and powerless there are times when everyone of us feels powerless
I'm sorry mate i think you have gone so far above my head I'm walking under it lol
can you break it down please
People with mental health problems are just about the most disadvantaged in society ......they are more likely to be out of work than any other group in society and amongst disabled people are those most likely to rely on benefits .......that's poor
And you may feel powerless from time to time and you are right everybody does , but the poor and disadvantaged and vulnerable feel powerless and excluded from society every fecking day
Of people with long term health conditions like diabetes , lung problems , multiple sclerosis , heart disease etc , people with severe and enduring mental health problems are the least likely to be in work due to stigma and discrimination ........they are poor and powerless and often need a great deal of advocacy and support to live
Osborne says he would have spent the same as Labour and backed their spending plans in opposition. That seems conclusive enough to me. Now had he said he wouldn't have spent the same and attacked Labour's spending plans in opposition then there are grounds to suggest things would have turned out differently. Seems logical enough.
Well I have been in the brand new unit in llandough as a patient and my experience is that the mental health services in Bridgend were far better , I am in a support group and many are not impressed with the new unit
Have you been admitted ?
By crash team you mean the crisis team
Addiction and self medication is a very complex issue , but that's beside the point , people with mental health problems are amongst the poorest and most excluded in society , whichever way you want to look at it
'What a load of rubbish', to borrow from you.
If the UK was 'almost bankrupt' in 2010 (defined as the government being unable to pay all its debts immediately if they were all called in?) then that was true for most western governments - certainly the USA. But that technical definition is not useful or very illuminating. The official UK debt to GDP ratio in 2010 was under 70% - lower than many other western countries, and much lower than in earlier decades. If you add in the so-called 'hidden' debts or liabilities then that % rises steeply, but so it does for most other countries too. Most of the debate about unofficial debt and liabilities is so politicised that it is hard to find any figures to trust - but in any case it is not a new phenomenon.
As this piece describes, if the UK was broke in 2010 it had been broke for centuries! In other words it's a scare-mongering headline with no value.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...tain-not-broke
Your solution to defecit and low growth seems to be cuts. The alternative strategy of investing to promote growth and greater national income through government capital projects (funded by low interest borrowing) is a century old and has worked all around the world. It may not fit with the Thatcherite 'corner shop' model of economics, but then the Chancellor of the Exchequer doesn't keep the assets and revenues of the UK in a shoe box under his bed either. Labour has been consistent in advocating a version of Keynsian economics to invest and build our way out of trouble - and has a lot of popular and academic support for its plans.
Yes, many working people voted Tory in 2010 - and 2015 - and every other election where they had a vote. They always have. A lot of people in elections vote against their own interests for a lot of complicated reasons. In my opinion it has historically been down to The Sun, The Mail and an unhealthy deference. Just maybe a few crunched the numbers and read the manifestos and thought Thatcher or Cameron were the answer. My 'out-laws' are an example.
Corbyn and McDonnell are not communists. They are left social democrats. They are also - obviously - amongst that small group of MPs who have consistently not lined their own pockets (see expenses). You are entitled to disagree with them and detest their politics, but the personal attack on them and their motives is pathetic.
There are fewer beds in llandough than whitchurch had
The staff in the new unit are overworked and vary in their attitude towards those with mental health problems , the initial assessment team were ok but once you are transferred to a ward it's a different matter , some of the nurses were kind and caring , others sat there and ignored people in distress
The unit may be newly built but it certainly has many faults ......
How do you know it certainly meets the needs of people in the local area ?
What facts do you base this on ?........I don't mean a few stories about so and so
The patient advocacy service was dealing with several complaints when I was in there
The crisis team has to cover Cardiff, penarth , Barry , llantwit major, cowbridge and the rural vale reaching right up to Bridgend ......it's the role of the crisis team to prevent people going into hospital in the first place , I know of a young woman of 19 who was seriously ill and needed to be in hospital yet had to wait 24 hours for the crisis team to get back to her
What are you basing your comments .......the new unit certainly meets the needs of people in the area ......on ?
The evidence from service users , voluntary sector organisations and mental health advocates is not in line with your statement
I do
Nationalise gas , water , electricity , the trains , buses
By spending money on house building .....and I mean both private and council housing , and giving the workers more rights we will be a more civilised and fairer country
And people will still be able to afford the latest apple iphone for £1000 if they wish
Never confuse communism with democratic socialism
Indeed , fecking disgraceful , the weakest in society can't fight back
That's why we need a safety net to care for them because you can bet your arse the conservatives won't
They will leave that to the neo con policies of the capitalist market place , where greed is good , money rules , the strong survive and scraps are thrown at the vulnerable
I remember drinking in the model inn one night yrs ago and about a dozen down on their luck types who were sleeping rough had come in for a pint.
I didn’t go down well when the barman rang the last orders bell and shouted “come on you lot. Haven’t you got homes to go to?”.
Sludge you are living in fantasy land