Keir Starmer at it again..

[Templeton Peck]

Labour drops legal claim against five ex-staffers accused of leaking antisemitism report

Labour Party ends legal action against staff from the Jeremy Corbyn era who were accused of 'conspiring' against Keir Starmer's leadership

www.middleeasteye.net

 

[Dire Wolf]

It comes to something when the Lib Dem plans for the future of the care profession are more radical and progressive than the Labour Party's.

 

[Tredman]

Not really, its easy enough to have radical plans when there is no chance of them being implemented.

 

[Dire Wolf]

What a cop out excuse.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Not really, its easy enough to have radical plans when there is no chance of them being implemented.

Fair, but they're not "radical" in the true sense of the word, just more radical than Labour.

Lib Dems pledge mental health checks at key life stages

The Lib Dems have pledged to fund mental health checks to reduce levels of long-term sickness.

www.personneltoday.com

BBC News - Liberal Democrats pledge free personal care - BBC News

Liberal Democrats pledge free personal care

The party wants to tackle the shortage of workers by introducing a carer's minimum wage, at £2 above the standard.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Tredman]

Fair, but they're not "radical" in the true sense of the word, just more radical than Labour.

Lib Dems pledge mental health checks at key life stages

The Lib Dems have pledged to fund mental health checks to reduce levels of long-term sickness.

www.personneltoday.com

BBC News - Liberal Democrats pledge free personal care - BBC News

Liberal Democrats pledge free personal care

The party wants to tackle the shortage of workers by introducing a carer's minimum wage, at £2 above the standard.

www.bbc.co.uk

I'm not even sure where you would start to cost free personal care - nor get the people required.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Well, it used to happen, and it happens now in Scotland.

 

[Tredman]

 

[The Saturday Boy]

I'm not even sure where you would start to cost free personal care - nor get the people required.

You start with an aspiration and work from there.

 

[AndyWolves]

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This is a really interesting problem that lots of developed countries are facing.

 

[Dire Wolf]

You start with an aspiration and work from there.

And you don't leave it in the hands of private business to provide the solution.

 

[Sniffer]

All party leaders have signed up to be interviewed by Nick Robinson (Andrew Neil used to do them) on the BBC except Keir Starmer.

He has been invited to do one and I'll be disappointed if he ducks out like Johnson did before the last election. I'd say being interviewed by Robinson is less liable for any potential huge mishaps than the 1 on 1 debates with Sunak.

 

[Tredman]

Isn't Robinson famously Tory?

 

[Sniffer]

Yes but I'd hope that he can manage that in a half hour interview.
It shouldn't have the jeopardy of being sympathetic to organisations linked with paramilitary activities or being a lying, lazy, feckless oaf who has left a trail of destruction in most personal relations/employments in his lifetime.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Isn't Robinson famously Tory?

Yes he is.

 

[The Saturday Boy]

And you don't leave it in the hands of private business to provide the solution.

And that would really require a root and branch overhaul of the whole system.

We have a personal budget for our son, some of it for health and some for social care. We manage that budget...we have to pay for a payroll provider (we could do it ourselves but it would be more time out of our already sparse life)

We are fortunate that we have a small and dedicated team of social care workers who we directly employ and use a specialised NHS service to complement this.

When my son becomes an adult, it will primarily be private sector organisations that provide what will he a much more limited service.

Simply ignoring it because it is difficult should not be an option.

 

[Templeton Peck]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1799429743567061074

This is just astounding.

 

[Tredman]

Go on, what’s wrong with that? Are buses not socialist enough?

 

[Templeton Peck]

Go on, what’s wrong with that? Are buses not socialist enough?

It's just shit. Really really shit.

 

[Tredman]

Might be that prematurely grumpy men are not their target audience? Not my thing but it’s harmless enough.