tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post5300323863267954483..comments2023-03-27T10:54:13.350-07:00Comments on Winston Smith: Just Another Burden on the Welfare StateWinstonSmith33http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-55113390130806147062009-08-04T17:23:01.919-07:002009-08-04T17:23:01.919-07:00Hi Neil,
Ill be back very shortly. I've had a...Hi Neil,<br /><br />Ill be back very shortly. I've had a lot of stress and had to take some time off work. I couldnt even bear writing about things lately as I just had to detach. I'll be posting an excellent 2 or 3 parter over the coming days.WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-29625570017921735462009-07-31T16:12:56.116-07:002009-07-31T16:12:56.116-07:00Where have you gone? I visit your blog every coupl...Where have you gone? I visit your blog every couple of days in search of some words of wisdom - they are very good.<br />But...nothing.<br />Please keep it going. What a tremendous insight. Why is the press not covering this sort of thing?neilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-30715080217069827862009-07-29T04:28:20.824-07:002009-07-29T04:28:20.824-07:00I too thought this sort of child minding service h...I too thought this sort of child minding service had passed. In 1975 there was a female of 15 in a childrens home I used to work part time in, that was so lodged. Her parents were both well established school teachers but apparently `couldn't cope with her`. She was a pretty good kid as far as we were concerned and I always wondered how the hell she ended up in there amongst some real prize Hogdayafternoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188146617570775741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-35675535401351257462009-07-23T23:56:04.113-07:002009-07-23T23:56:04.113-07:00From top to bottom, personal responsibility has be...From top to bottom, personal responsibility has been nationalised and as such is as well provided for and cherished as all the other nationalised products.<br /><br />Many of my clients - on Job seeker's Allowance or Income Support - regularly fail to sign on. That's all they have to do once a fortnight to keep their income coming in and the roof over their heads and thier families' North Northwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990919627286136085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-84028512670031659412009-07-21T11:13:25.925-07:002009-07-21T11:13:25.925-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.sebastiandangerfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122410758148269645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-49660869409066547692009-07-21T05:49:09.315-07:002009-07-21T05:49:09.315-07:00I was wondering whether 'Sammie' had been ...I was wondering whether 'Sammie' had been tested for Prader-Willi Syndrome.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081318404134286841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-58579716506269090012009-07-15T15:27:37.232-07:002009-07-15T15:27:37.232-07:00Of course, that's the grim irony of modern tim...Of course, that's the grim irony of modern times...that being overweight <i>is</i> a sign of neglect and poverty!halojones-fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473935330204075559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-38977127796456615362009-07-14T10:28:52.422-07:002009-07-14T10:28:52.422-07:00So, anyone who works with these clients just has t...So, anyone who works with these clients just has to put up with verbal and physical assault?katrinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-51460179368847555962009-07-14T06:17:12.853-07:002009-07-14T06:17:12.853-07:00Hi Winston,
I'm currently training as a mento...Hi Winston,<br /><br />I'm currently training as a mentor for the Yoof Offending Service and I've read your posts with great interest. It's going to be interesting to try and see if I can influence these kids in a positive direction.<br /><br />Please keep posting! It's very important to have an understanding of what's actually going on and I'm going to have my shot at Jimbonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-37314835938016215652009-07-13T06:40:01.937-07:002009-07-13T06:40:01.937-07:00Hi Katrina,
Most care companies try and encourag...Hi Katrina, <br /><br />Most care companies try and encourage us not to 'criminalise' the teenagers. If you have any awareness of the uselessness of the Youth Offending Service, which actually bribes and rewards youth delinquency then you just couldn't be bothered having the teenage scamps charged. I will be writing about Youth Offending Teams at a later date and how useless they are WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-46482989685142499792009-07-13T01:48:36.664-07:002009-07-13T01:48:36.664-07:00I agree with Rachel - It came as a shock to me to ...I agree with Rachel - It came as a shock to me to find out that parents had the option of handing their children over to state care if they tired of them. Please keep up the good work.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477323913463239387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-76456866887169027442009-07-12T01:25:26.232-07:002009-07-12T01:25:26.232-07:00Perhaps if the parents were made to pay a substant...Perhaps if the parents were made to pay a substantial amount of the costs it would make them more likely to stand up to their spoilt brats.Hit them where it hurts.It is disgusting that they can swan off and leave everything to the taxpayer.Perhaps these people should be outed locally too,perhaps peer pressure would force them to get tough.<br />You end up hating the kid when it's not really Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-47150570607270848162009-07-11T08:49:57.398-07:002009-07-11T08:49:57.398-07:00Winston, I've been wondering about this sort o...Winston, I've been wondering about this sort of abuse for a while. I'm pretty sure I know what would happen if a carer or social worker or support worker spat at a client or called them names or threw things at them. Doesn't anything ever happen when clients do that to the people working for them? Could you have them charged with assault? Would you ever have them charged with assault?katrinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-38309247381966310222009-07-10T05:46:46.142-07:002009-07-10T05:46:46.142-07:00Thank you for writing this. I had no idea. Please ...Thank you for writing this. I had no idea. Please please continue to blog and get a book out. I would look forward to this. If the newspapers were doing their job we would know about these things.<br /><br />RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com