tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post3241910542138181009..comments2023-03-27T10:54:13.350-07:00Comments on Winston Smith: When Policies Clash with RealityWinstonSmith33http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-59195774465216946262010-05-21T01:42:49.939-07:002010-05-21T01:42:49.939-07:00Would it be possible to have some kind of grades o...Would it be possible to have some kind of grades of supported housing where you qualify for higher grades with better facilities by how you conduct yourself and your environment? I know this is not a quick fix job, but it may allow the more socialised to achieve a reasonable environment and perhaps motivate some. Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-62631835860411607692010-04-24T18:21:48.167-07:002010-04-24T18:21:48.167-07:00Typical - Forgot the Link:-)
http://cerberus1984.b...Typical - Forgot the Link:-)<br />http://cerberus1984.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-55086462405197705632010-04-24T18:20:42.648-07:002010-04-24T18:20:42.648-07:00Hi Winston - A great Blog.
Below is a link to my...Hi Winston - A great Blog. <br />Below is a link to my own Blog that MAY be of interest to YOU.<br />This link is not necessarily for inclusion in your 'Comments', but details some of the trials/ tribulations/realities that I have experienced whilst trying to improve my own community. The attitudes and actions of some of those detailed hardly sets a good example. The 'rot' goes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-57182556726383008532010-04-24T18:06:08.603-07:002010-04-24T18:06:08.603-07:00There is already a current central and local gover...There is already a current central and local government 'mantra' of 'greater community involvement' and 'more decision making at grassroots level'. All very laudable until you try to actually put this into practice and come up against the 'brick wall' of local bureaucracy.<br />Councils have their own political and, in many cases, personal agendas. If any concept Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-34198041781483985402010-04-15T11:28:51.452-07:002010-04-15T11:28:51.452-07:00Thanks for your response to my question about rent...Thanks for your response to my question about rents in the UK. <br />Someone mentioned the low level of civic duty (first aid knowledge, etc...) My kneejerk response is that this has to do with the decay in civil society (happening in the US as well, but much more slowly.) By that I mean the decline of organizations like the Elks, Odd Fellows, heck, even Boy Scouts... church is an obvious one. ItUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698646628080715856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-10326711100751792332010-04-15T05:37:52.013-07:002010-04-15T05:37:52.013-07:00Just read your blog after the article in the Mail,...Just read your blog after the article in the Mail,one question,why do you bother with such obnoxious creatures when the system seems to actively encourage such behavious?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-23069696540210028742010-04-15T01:25:51.038-07:002010-04-15T01:25:51.038-07:00In the early 'eighties I worked for a large na...In the early 'eighties I worked for a large national agency placing young people as voluteers. Youth unemployment, in particular was increasing and riots in inner cities were not uncommon. Many in the organisation suspected the agency's head was attempting to interest Thatcher in broadening volunteering with the approval of the government. <br /><br />A similar 'volunteer' Moose Lumps and Marmalade Marmitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680030615517675208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-77934547313389579202010-04-14T11:59:48.360-07:002010-04-14T11:59:48.360-07:00I have just read your blog after seeing it in the ...I have just read your blog after seeing it in the Guardian. At last another S&D worker that thinks like I do!<br />I work as a S&D worker for a well known charity for 'young people' and everything you say is just as I see it.<br />So I am not mad after all!Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-38613403177275509602010-04-14T06:09:08.948-07:002010-04-14T06:09:08.948-07:00I don't know if "13 years of labour polic...I don't know if "13 years of labour policies" are solely to blame for the current situation as described, although they are certainly a factor contributing toward some of the ineffective methods currently employed to rectify these problems. The social problems that WS faces on a daily basis are more a result of 55 years of postwar social progression, a migration toward "self&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-51344422822506078892010-04-14T03:47:39.069-07:002010-04-14T03:47:39.069-07:00The problem is not just a youth one, but needs to ...The problem is not just a youth one, but needs to engage the whole population - it's called civic duty. The UK is bottom of the league in things like first aid knowledge, with the result that the UK experiences thousands of avoidable deaths.<br /><br />I'm glad I heard abt yr blog, btw. My son is severely autistic with challenging behaviours. I trained as an SEN (Autism) teacher after he Yakoubhttp://www.bayyinat.org.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-54936460211041717592010-04-14T01:15:57.617-07:002010-04-14T01:15:57.617-07:00You're right to have doubts and critcise Tory ...You're right to have doubts and critcise Tory policies (and every other party), but you have to consider that it was 13 years of Labour policies that have got us to the present situation (and possibly was instrumental in you creating this blog).<br /><br />Do you really eant 5 more years of the same?<br /><br />Do you really believe that Labour wil change thier carefully crafted policies?<br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-41448923836456893672010-04-13T12:28:23.305-07:002010-04-13T12:28:23.305-07:00Like the man said, "they'll turn us all i...Like the man said, "they'll turn us all into beggars 'cause they're easier to please..."halojones-fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473935330204075559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-27908588081836776712010-04-12T16:16:00.764-07:002010-04-12T16:16:00.764-07:00"Even bedsits in some parts of the country ar..."Even bedsits in some parts of the country are unaffordable for low wage earners."<br /><br />This is why you deserve that Orwell award - you're one of the only people writing about the problems of socially excluded young people who talks about norms and values but at the same time has some understanding and acceptance the material background to this as well...<br /><br />Unlike Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-36995710546834247762010-04-12T15:42:36.495-07:002010-04-12T15:42:36.495-07:00Rents in many areas are extremely expensive and Ho...Rents in many areas are extremely expensive and Housing cost in general are way out of synch with the average salary. Now consider, that most 16-25 year olds in Supported Housing are being supported, well ostensibly at least, to enter the world of work and even private rental if they cant get social housing long term, which many cant. Basically, in a nutshell exorbitant housing costs create a WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-78494233940556416392010-04-12T13:10:33.624-07:002010-04-12T13:10:33.624-07:00Question from uncultured Colonial:
What's unju...Question from uncultured Colonial:<br />What's unjust about the rents? (I've noticed several references in your posts along these lines, and I'm not sure... are they simply unaffordable privately? Is there a problem with housing supply or is this a regulatory thing, or what?)<br />Just curious.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698646628080715856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-32232959519867689682010-04-12T07:07:17.804-07:002010-04-12T07:07:17.804-07:00"while being “careful not to impose one’s own..."while being “careful not to impose one’s own value system” as one manager put it to me recently"<br /><br />And there it is, in a nutshell. Most of these people desperately need some, any value system,and if you have a well developed one then why not try to impose it? At least try to offer it as a viable option. Being "careful not to impose one's own value system" sounds Drewe Mantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10590640336961062968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-59100649378577920722010-04-10T13:04:07.314-07:002010-04-10T13:04:07.314-07:00Winston, you are so right. This silly "Natio...Winston, you are so right. This silly "National Service" idea goes beyond daft.<br /><br />At first I thought it was going to be compulsory. I thought this a bit hard on some kids with more gumption. For instance, what about those kids who go out and get holiday jobs? I know it's not as easy as when I was their age, but some can still manage to find something.<br /><br />Then I Ambulance Amateurhttp://ambulanceamateur.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-85768749029443130252010-04-10T02:04:53.110-07:002010-04-10T02:04:53.110-07:00Good article Winston although in my view the main ...Good article Winston although in my view the main purpose of this election is to get Gordon Brown as far out of office as possible.Lady Virginia Droit de Seigneurnoreply@blogger.com