The Tory way of governance

Well there you have it-some are using foodbanks, surviving on zero hours contracts or the minimum wage, whilst others are spending £800 on a meal for two a perfect example of The Tory Way of Governance

Well done, Scotland, again, showing the English the way.

www.thenational.scot/news/15181058.We_won_t_help_run_the_rape_clause_says_Rape_Crisis_centre/?ref=mr&lp=2

The trouble is that most people just don't care. They have been brainwashed into thinking that people who use food banks, etc are feckless scroungers, who are responsible for their fate. The smuggos believe that everybody can work their way out of poverty. They just can't accept that luck plays a part and they have been lucky in life.

What was the tabloid headline today.... "Terror nut a benefits cheat", or some such pond scum. Thus neatly smearing those on benefits and those with mental health problems.

You are right dd. Chance and accident of birth, from the parents and family you were born into, their wealth or lack of it, to your intelligence, schooling and life opportunities, for most people is just down to luck.

Undoubtedly some people do survive and thrive despite dire family poverty, ill health and in some cases disabilities, but many don't have the ability or opportunities to escape their poverty.

A civilised society would not condemn them to lives as second class citizens who should be grateful for crumbs from the rich and priviledged man's table. Food banks are a reflection of a failing social construct.

I should have said failing social and economic construct, by which I mean the vast gap between the rich and poor. The rich in the UK keeping the poor poor.

Have to say that in Wales we are, to some extent, insulated from Tory awfulness.
No free schools, no academies, no threat of grammar schools, no doctor's strike, no more right to buy. We've re-organised the ambulance service so that response times are improving.
We've even started building council houses again.
Lucky to have the only Labour government in the UK.

Why are Scotland and Wales so much more caring than the English? How come we have been saddled with this Tory government ?

Tories don't seem to want to tell us, trisher.
Some good news.

www.24housing.co.uk/news/uc-policy-to-be-reversed-for-homeless-families/

A shame they had to wait this long to realise that making families homeless costs more - and that it's down to cost, rather than sentiment.

This is what it is like to be young and living in poverty.

www.24housing.co.uk/news/nine-homes-by-the-age-of-nine/

The Tory way of governance; hand the railways over to anyone but the British.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/27/chinese-firm-help-operate-uk-south-west-trains-franchise

Does the refugee crisis count as a crisis in social care?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/26/destitute-syrian-asylum-seekers-fear-deportation

I know it makes me feel ashamed that we treat human beings this way, when they have fled from awful circumstances and are now destitute.

Just watching an article on the local news. A young working family who go to work and school in Hove were evicted by a private landlord, after the council declared the flat they were renting in was inhabitable -extreme damp, mushrooms growing etc. They were homeless and the only place available for them was a hostel place in Eastbourne which is 25 miles from Hove. So every day the family have to travel all those miles to take the primary age children to school and work. The council are hoping somewhere nearer becomes available.

A 3bedroomed terrace house which would have been a good first buy at one time near me is up for sale for 367500.00. Deposit minimum 36750.00. Mortgage 1750pm.

God almighty!!

Roads reaching third world levels of repair.

In the meantime, Philip Hammond's business gets a cut in business rates.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/chancellor-hammond-business-rates-cut-others-hike-a7650511.html

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About tax dodging.

www.welfareweekly.com/tories-may-cause-irreparable-damage-to-homeless-services-charity-warns/

There's a petition to sign about this.

that will save the homeless

Local East Sussex primary - parents sending in toilet rolls, pencils, rubbers, selatape etc etc -school run out of cash. This is intended to be on going now and they are keeping bins for donations rather like food bank donations.

The problem with that is that parents in wealthier areas will no doubt contribute, but what about those in more challenging areas, where parents can't afford donations or just don't care?

My children's former school (a state comp) asks for cash donations when the pupils start. The recommended donation is £50 a year. They prefer standing orders!

And this from the 6th richest country.

My nephew was born in 1991 so started school at the end of the Tory government which had been in power from about 1989. His school had previously sold off the playing field, had buckets in the classroom to catch the rain From the ceiling and mould up the walls.

My sister was telling me yesterday, that the improvement once Labour became the government was rapid and impressive. Investment in our children's future was ongoing with a plan for school building renewal. This was cut as soon as the Tories came to office.

Exactly the same happened to the NHS and welfare service, all in the name we were told of reducing our deficit.

So now we have a failing NHS, none existent social care, schools in crises and a huge deficit. I wonder what else they are planning?

Who believes that the Tories can be depended to manage the economy?

Education and NHS improved greatly under the last labour government

NHS didn't get a mention under Brexit.

labourlist.org/2017/03/ashworth-the-tories-just-arent-taking-the-nhs-seriously-as-a-brexit-priority/

Well there you have it-some are using foodbanks, surviving on zero hours contracts or the minimum wage, whilst others are spending £800 on a meal for two

Sadly this is the way it has always been and will always be, no matter which party is in power trisher