tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post6552006366332665258..comments2023-07-05T11:48:14.973+01:00Comments on LOOSE AND LEAFY in DORSET: YOU'LL FIND PLENTY OF FLOWERS ELSEWHERELucy Corrander Now in Halifax!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-20378290043981223982013-04-04T01:28:23.417+01:002013-04-04T01:28:23.417+01:00Rather see some more green than stone...we are hav...Rather see some more green than stone...we are having similar issues with the blaming of the poor and taking away the little bit they get...disgusting.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-76540418948343138972013-04-01T21:24:42.126+01:002013-04-01T21:24:42.126+01:00It's frightening, and something we're doin...It's frightening, and something we're doing in the U.S. as well...<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-43691852523003412562013-04-01T09:22:12.510+01:002013-04-01T09:22:12.510+01:00Notwithstanding the physical impact of being poor,...Notwithstanding the physical impact of being poor, there is an immense impact on mental health. The rhetoric behind current policy stereotypes the benefit dependent as feckless, not as people with feelings. And anxiety is a killer.<br /><br />Thank you for posting this today.colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484411878651364981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-70343645691370644232013-04-01T09:04:53.933+01:002013-04-01T09:04:53.933+01:00In the 60s we thought flower power would change th...In the 60s we thought flower power would change the world - it wasn't the money-less who got it wrongGerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-15726368977870978532013-03-31T19:57:48.629+01:002013-03-31T19:57:48.629+01:00A beautifully suitable post for a time when we are...A beautifully suitable post for a time when we are all thinking about chocolate eggs and daffodils. <br /><br />It seems to be a global trend to either blame the poor for needing help or to make them pay one way or another for all the money that the middle and upper classes have gained during the boom years and lost during the following financial crisis - bringing them no longer down than they were to begin with. (I count myself as one of the privileged, having grown up in a decidedly middle-class family and now being part of an upper-middle class household.)<br /><br />Those on benefits might soon be quoting some dude who died 1980 years ago: Why have you forsaken me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-81422583867331729652013-03-31T18:22:20.987+01:002013-03-31T18:22:20.987+01:00The grey building with a grey pillar probably hous...The grey building with a grey pillar probably houses grey-haired men in grey suits. It / they need/s some daffodils!<br /><br />I would solve the social crisis by making a law that forbids a boss from "earning" more than 10 times as much as his lowest-paid worker!<br />How come the super-rich get huge bonuses for just doing their jobs when the Other Ranks have to make do with the Minimum Wage, even if they are doing really good work??Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-69352026762277042532013-03-31T16:58:35.673+01:002013-03-31T16:58:35.673+01:00It's horrible what's happening isn't i...It's horrible what's happening isn't it?<br /><br />There is a picture of some graffitti doing the rounds of twitter. I think it says something like 'the rich are employing the rich to tell the middle-classes to hate the poor'. Seems about right.<br /><br />If I were a leader I'd want to look after the people of my country, not the money lenders of another.<br /><br />I like your choice of photo - appropriate for the topic.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571577405797531948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-30086794866367581282013-03-31T16:50:50.404+01:002013-03-31T16:50:50.404+01:00I just hope we don't have a hot summer. Any ga...I just hope we don't have a hot summer. Any gains from benefit cuts will be lost in a riot or two.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com