“Conservatism facilitates the greatest expression of human greed. It takes legislation in a society to promote adequate care for the destitute dispossessed and infirm as the human heart is  ultimately selfish. The UK Government is quickly dismantling legislation and all help so there will be little or no safety net. It will take billions to redress the damage done”  (Paul Stokes)

Hi All,

A friend of mine Philip was visiting an outlying village town near here.  He went into this shop that sold toys as well as other things.  He went to a counter upstairs in the shop and requested a toy off the shelf  behind the salesperson who was young as there were none on the floor.  There was a small pair of steps behind the counter near the shelves.  shyly the lad mentioned that he couldn’t reach and get it.  My friend enquired sensitively, why?  The lad replied that he was not allowed to.  At this my friend started to get annoyed, and requested why?  He again relied that he was not allowed to-but he would get the manager!  On enquiring why he needed to get the manager, he replied that that he hadn’t been on the ‘Ladder Course’!  Obviously his manager had been as he came and promptly retrieved the ‘just out of reach’ waiting item from the shelves!

This is a true story and shows how ridiculous we have become in many areas of life.  We are not allowed to think for ourselves anymore or assess risk ourselves!  Surely a young adult has enough skills to assess the risk of climbing a 3 step ladder?  Surely someone has looked into the risk and fall rate off 3 step ladders and come to the conclusion that maybe only a few get hurt and it isn’t worth the cost of health and safety?  If nature is intent on killing us or seriously injuring us, then it will happen!  There is a cost to be weighed against the risk, and the risk is so slight in many scenario’s that cost of education which should be common sense, must not be worth the millions of pounds these courses cost a year.  We have everything on a plate these days-maybe we need to be given the chance to think for ourselves as God gave us a reasoning ability!  It has just as ridiculous as Political Correctness!

Cheers & a safe Christmas!

I am incandescent with rage with the care-home manager in the UK (I think it was Ian Rapley) who inferred some of his residents are Dribbling Geriatrics’… life is not and people are not just disposable or useless-they are someone’s Mum or Dad at the least and Human!…seen on BBC breakfast this morning, and rumor has it on tomorrow…

The case is seen in the backdrop of where residents are trying to rein in the spiraling ‘management fees’ for ‘emergency pull cords’  and similar services.  Residents are seeing their savings dwindle just to pay these extra management fees and see the management companies as lining their own pockets at the expense of the less able.

Inferred- …not all of our residents are Dribbling Geriatrics’…. (from my poor memory!) clearly shows the nature of his thinking and that the residents are right about the alleged mercenary and callous approach of the financial thinking behind costs of services….

Maybe those involved should be tackled on a Legal basis?

I Move!

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BBC Breakfast has just promoted our campaign on TV.  Consensus immediately said we were a small group of serial complainers.  They are clearly in denial about the size of this campaign – even though they do not know actually how many residents and developments are involved.  Comments are already arriving through the website, and the BBC – keep ‘em coming.   Make sure if you live in the West you show your support by applying for a place at our Regional Meeting in Yeovil.  See Forthcoming events page for details and contact email address.  For details if you are not able to email: call 01243 544318.