Lonely Limeys

[BobBalouski]

Have no fear, socialist government's Aunt Sugarmommy is here to comfort you:

U.K. Appoints a Minister for Loneliness

"For far too many people, loneliness is the sad reality of modern life,” Ms. May said in a statement.

“I want to confront this challenge for our society and for all of us to take action to address the loneliness endured by the elderly, by carers, by those who have lost loved ones — people who have no one to talk to or share their thoughts and experiences with.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/world/europe/uk-britain-loneliness.html

Proving once again that statist government NEVER stops inventing new flavors of the same old way of FORCEFULLY taking individual's property to outright steal more and more for its insatiable self.

 

[Rightguide]

Have no fear, socialist government's Aunt Sugarmommy is here to comfort you:



Proving once again that statist government NEVER stops inventing new flavors of the same old way of FORCEFULLY taking individual's property to outright steal more and more for its insatiable self.

And providing bullshit in return.

 

[RedAllan]

https://youtu.be/dZvU2UfJFlA

 

[Bray123]

Only one Minister for Lonelyness?

But who will keep this person company I wonder. We need two!

 

[WoundedKnee]

NYT=Fake News
Ogg will confirm.

 

[Sean]

Theresa May, well known socialist. You get dumber by the day, Eeyore.

 

[dolf]

You've not worked with the elderly and housebound. Loneliness increases the risk of mental illness, disease and death, and the suffering is painful to see.

May is vile, and creating this post is a gimmick, but dismissing loneliness as a wishy-washy issue is ignorant.

 

[WoundedKnee]

Maybe Dessessenties will assure us that because y'all are villagers, that you don't allow those of you who are alone to be lonely or maybe he will assert your right to take in dogs to thwart loneliness even if you cannot afford to give them proper medical treatment. Perhaps the government's new minister can reward you for that so that you don't become more insane than you already are. Socialized dog care. Sounds like an end goal of the G. B. Shaw Fabian types.

 

[oggbashan]

But who will keep this person company I wonder. We need two!

It is a cross-party initiative following on from the work of the murdered MP Jo Cox. She was working on proposals about loneliness when she was killed. Conservatives and Labour agreed that her work should be completed and this appointment is one result. The person appointed already has other responsibilities so it isn't all she will be doing.

Yes, it could be a gimmick, but it is an idea that both the government and opposition support. Loneliness can be very hard on people, but what an official minister could do is limited. She could be a contact point for coordinating local action and supporting so much that is already happening in communities.

 

[dolf]

It is a cross-party initiative following on from the work of the murdered MP Jo Cox. She was working on proposals about loneliness when she was killed. Conservatives and Labour agreed that her work should be completed and this appointment is one result. The person appointed already has other responsibilities so it isn't all she will be doing.

Yes, it could be a gimmick, but it is an idea that both the government and opposition support. Loneliness can be very hard on people, but what an official minister could do is limited. She could be a contact point for coordinating local action and supporting so much that is already happening in communities.

It would mean more if they hadn't made cuts that closed or greatly reduced day centres, reduced time allotted for care workers to take vulnerable people out of the house, closed children's centres, cut disability benefits and taken away adapted vehicles, etc.

It's a gimmick. Creating a part time figurehead for brownie points.

 

[Saint_Ann]

Isn't that what family is for?

 

[dolf]

Isn't that what family is for?

Not everyone has one, or one worth having, or one local enough to help, or one physically capable of being there.

 

[DeYaKen]

Have no fear, socialist government's Aunt Sugarmommy is here to comfort you:



Proving once again that statist government NEVER stops inventing new flavors of the same old way of FORCEFULLY taking individual's property to outright steal more and more for its insatiable self.

Just how does that story show anything of the sort? All that it shows is that our politicians are just as devious as anyone else's. What you see in the story is a cynical ploy to convince the older voter that the conservative party cares about them. The conservatives are our equivalent of the Republican party.