Tag: public service failure

This Welfare State, This Septic Isle, This little England.

Whoa there! Who's in control? Who says so? Telegraph breaks cover Prompted by the 6th November front page Tory party puff in what used to be a newspaper, namely The Daily Telegraph, the prevalence of the propaganda machine running in the UK has been brought home to me.   In fairness, it may just be in … Continue reading This Welfare State, This Septic Isle, This little England. →

Ann’s tragic testimony

Ann spent some thirty years helping the homeless ...getting them medical and psychiatric help, helping with food runs, collecting furniture for them, fighting the local council or the courts on their behalf. We failed her, and now she's dead. My brother knew Ann because her house was opposite the place where a group of school … Continue reading Ann’s tragic testimony →