Matt Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 7 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: I don't feel comfortable with targeting people at hospitals that are already feeling vulnerable and delicate and basically telling them their life has no meaning if they don't work. It's a capitalist way of thinking and I think there are far more things that can give life meaning than working for the man. It feels to me like the mentally ill are being demonised and blamed but we'll see how it goes, I might have it completely wrong and it's something that will work and that the people on the end of will appreciate. Oh that's not at all how I took it to be honest. When I was being "observed", I honestly thought I had nothing to contribute, that I was a burden and that my wife and child would be better off with accident life insurance money. If someone had come in and coached me in a way that helped remind me what I was capable of, that would've made a huge difference. Instead I got pills like Zolpidem for years that made me worse. As I understood it, it's not going around looking at people and saying "you look fine, off you go to work". It's more "how did you get here and how can we rebuild your self confidence? Maybe try a more creative job or work in a charity? What is it you would like to do that you think you could?". It better be that approach, put it that way. Palfy and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted Saturday at 07:36 Report Share Posted Saturday at 07:36 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8egz8gr8lo file this one under the "we treat some people more equally than others" ........ absolutely scandalous. The bravery it would have taken for these women to come forward is incredible and they have been failed. Matt, Palfy and Sev 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted Saturday at 08:43 Report Share Posted Saturday at 08:43 I hadn't even realised many had reported him before he died and nothing had been done. Money and power should make no difference in the eyes of the law, no matter how big or small the crime is. Palfy, MikeO, Sev and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62m2pde4p6o My Christmas visit to the mid-West is going to be very interesting this year at this rate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago Why was it ok for Farage to do it? MikeO and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 34 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: Why was it ok for Farage to do it? It wasn't in my eyes. It's another country, leave them to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago Just now, Matt said: It wasn't in my eyes. It's another country, leave them to it. I didn't mean ok by you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 1 minute ago, Romey 1878 said: I didn't mean ok by you. Romey 1878 and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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