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We are rubbish at looking after Carers!

The sad death of footballer Gary Speed has thrown mental ill health into the spotlight again.  As I write I do not know what led to the death of a popular young man by his own hand at the tragically early age of 42.  However, it highlights the battles many suffer from illnesses such as [...]

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It’s ok to cut fire-fighters if there are no fires to fight…

…And it’s ok to cut cleaners if there is no mess to clean. So it should be ok to cut police when there are no criminals to catch, and it should be ok to cut doctors and nurses when there are no patients for them to treat. And this is how we should approach government [...]

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