tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post1436111385312833063..comments2024-03-19T04:48:29.677+00:00Comments on Penny Red: The Tories' war on independent women.Penny Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07677315565893516941noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-64887902649498481852021-08-21T13:30:32.169+01:002021-08-21T13:30:32.169+01:00I was diagnosed as HEPATITIS B carrier in 2013 wit...I was diagnosed as HEPATITIS B carrier in 2013 with fibrosis of the<br />liver already present. I started on antiviral medications which<br />reduced the viral load initially. After a couple of years the virus<br />became resistant. I started on HEPATITIS B Herbal treatment from<br />ULTIMATE LIFE CLINIC (www.ultimatelifeclinic.com) in March, 2020. Their<br />treatment totally reversed the virus. I did another blood test after<br />the 6 months long treatment and tested negative to the virus. Amazing<br />treatment! This treatment is a breakthrough for all HBV carriers.MATINAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14259195034273919921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-64089086197520307452013-10-04T11:04:37.289+01:002013-10-04T11:04:37.289+01:00I think you would do well to remember that it is T...I think you would do well to remember that it is To each according to their needs that guides socialism no my needs are greater than yours. petershakespearebaxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641424315710271119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-64436028971329966892013-05-18T19:24:35.153+01:002013-05-18T19:24:35.153+01:00Thanks for sharing this post. Keep updating more a...Thanks for sharing this post. Keep updating more and more.. <a href="http://www.gevezechat.net" title="sohbet" rel="nofollow">sohbet</a> <a href="http://www.chatde.net/" title="chat" rel="nofollow">chat</a> <a href="http://www.chatde.net/chat-sohbet.html" title="chat sohbet" rel="nofollow">chat sohbet</a> <a href="http://www.chatde.net/sohbet-odalari.html" title="sohbet odalari" rel="nofollow">sohbet odalari</a> <a href="http://www.t%C3%BCrkchat.net/" title="türk chat" rel="nofollow">türk chat</a> <a href="http://www.chatde.net/mynet-sohbet.html" title="mynet sohbet" rel="nofollow">mynet sohbet</a> <a href="http://www.bedavafilmler.net/" title="film izle" rel="nofollow">film izle</a> <a href="http://www.filmizle.co.uk/" title="film izle" rel="nofollow">film izle</a> <a href="http://www.chatdeyiz.net/" title="chat" rel="nofollow">chat</a> <a href="http://www.g%C3%BCncelhaberler.net/" title="güncel haberler" rel="nofollow">güncel haberler</a> <a href="http://www.gevezechat.gen.tr/" title="chat" rel="nofollow">chat</a> <a href="http://www.t%C3%BCrksohbet.net/" title="türk sohbet" rel="nofollow">türk sohbet</a> <a href="http://www.haberlerturk.net/" title="haberler" rel="nofollow">haberler</a> <a href="http://www.turkcafe.gen.tr/" title="turk cafe" rel="nofollow">Turk cafe</a> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117602457892020721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-40728687081642811232013-01-02T12:14:38.231+00:002013-01-02T12:14:38.231+00:00women across the world still pant over in private,...women across the world still pant over in private, unable to pronounce for fear of being slut-shamed. As Rousseau might put it Whether the woman shares the man's desires or not, whether or not she is willing to satisfy them...the appearance of correct behavior must be among women's duties. <a href="http://www.buy-fans.org/" rel="nofollow">buy facebook fans</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671195978168816842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-83046123276361238502010-07-09T12:48:47.838+01:002010-07-09T12:48:47.838+01:00Hi Emma;
I just said that some people who are cl...Hi Emma;<br /> I just said that some people who are claiming disabled pensions are not really 100% disabled and I think the welfare system will not allow this situation to continue. And yet I understand why people act as they do ... both claiming benefits and others disputing the right of other people to claim them. If you are genuine then you are genuine. Only you really know. <br /><br />You say you are but how can I believe you? So many people have lied to me that I can't tell who is telling the truth. And I mean many people have lied to me. You've got no idea how many people I've met and I know have lied to me. I'm not saying you are one of them, I'm saying I know that many people have lied to me and can't tell who is lying and who is not. I have also seen that many people who are poor in Third World counties, much much poorer than in the West, and I want them to be my first priority. <br /><br />Maybe you are not richer than those in the Surrey stockbroker belt but you are much richer than those people I have met in India and Nepal. It is these people who first command my charity. I've seen so many people in India and Nepal who need my help more than you that I can not forsake them.<br /><br />Emma I think if you had to work you would do so. If you were stuck in a Third World country you would do so to survive. You wouldn't need to rest and recover for 'stress'. There is a fight in us all. <br /><br />Why do you think I know this?Mr. Divinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052431203238859217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-19339988222074309152010-07-05T15:19:04.061+01:002010-07-05T15:19:04.061+01:00Mr Divine - as an individual claiming support beca...Mr Divine - as an individual claiming support because of stress, yes, I need it. Leaving the house fills me with fear, doing complex tasks with responsibility leaves me exhausted for days. I sleep two or three as much as I used to, and I'm hoping the new pills work. If I had to go out and look for a job now, I'd be in a puddle of tears by the end of the day, and I'd need to sleep for a week. A four hour shift as a cashier would take me a few days to get over. I need to rest and recover, rather than be caught in an awful cycle of illness if I don't depend on the government now to pull through and survive, becoming an employed benefit to society later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-27091859366041272442010-07-05T13:27:54.369+01:002010-07-05T13:27:54.369+01:00> A: find a suitable house that is available
Wo...> A: find a suitable house that is available<br />Wood Green isn't difficult to rent in. I know this.<br /><br />> B: have enough money for a deposit<br />I think the DSS will cover you for this. (And I presume want it back again at the end.) If not, that is a flaw in the system, and ought to be fixed independently of a cap.<br /><br />> C: have enough money to afford the van to move; time off work to move etc.<br />A removal would be £400-500 or so. Again, if the DSS is making her move, they ought at least lend her the cash.<br /><br /><br />Is anyone willing to state that money is better spend on keeping a tiny number of claimants in nice houses in expensive area, than on education or healhcare? If you're not, then we're just down to arguing about practicalities.<br /><br />Anon of Not SearchedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-72738169267530620152010-07-05T10:05:39.960+01:002010-07-05T10:05:39.960+01:00“All he’s asking her to do is move 30 minutes nort...“All he’s asking her to do is move 30 minutes north.”<br /><br />Ok, let us examine that a bit. Now – I’m not on benefits but in order to move I have to:<br /><br />A: find a suitable house that is available<br />B: have enough money for a deposit<br />C: have enough money to afford the van to move; time off work to move etc.<br /><br />Now if someone’s on benefits – how the hell are they going to save up enough money for a deposit? If someone’s on benefits then they have to find a landlord willing to accept someone on benefits. If someone’s on benefits who moves from one area to another then they also have to close one claim and submit a second which can mean that they won’t have benefits for months. That’s assuming the second claim is accepted and they’re not suddenly in the situation that they have no money at all. I can completely understand why she isn’t moving right now – the system is completely set up to make it totally impossible.<br /><br />I’ve not yet met anyone on benefits – be they housing, JSA or disability who wants to be on benefits; who doesn’t want to work instead. However there are times when you can’t work; for whatever reason – be it health, job availability or other circumstances. Single parents rarely become single parents by choice. Do the Tories seriously think that a single parent who’s become a widow(er); or someone who’s fled an abusive partner is the demon of society? <br /><br />The other thing that Penny hasn’t pointed out is that whilst yes, this is an issue which will mainly effect women; it’s also going to effect men both directly and as a knock-on effect – and the effects aren’t going to be positive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-8299341039052410162010-07-04T01:45:20.517+01:002010-07-04T01:45:20.517+01:00@rob: Yes I agree with you that the government sh...@rob: Yes I agree with you that the government should focus their cuts on defence. It is such a waste that people's money is being spent on trident missiles.<br /><br />But the government does as you say need to cut down on expenditure in order to reduce the 156 billion pounds annual deficit. It is important to recognise that so many people are claiming disability pensions when in fact they are not really too disabled to work. For many people it is much easier to become one of the 'disabled' than it is to work in badly paid unrewarding jobs or go through the trouble of signing on. It's a dilemma because some people are genuinely too disabled to work but at the same time there are many that are able at least to do some part-time work. The solution is to have more flexibility in the work place and the disability pension scheme which would enable 'disabled' people to do say 6-8 hours a week work without affecting their pension.Carol Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-73563515487689989112010-07-03T19:33:14.180+01:002010-07-03T19:33:14.180+01:00>Plus, 30 minutes a day commute is 5 whole hour...>Plus, 30 minutes a day commute is 5 whole hours per week. And it is more than that if the train is delayed. Oh, and the travel costs would probably rise.<br />That's how almost every single working parent in London already lives.<br /><br />> Moving house is in itself usually expensive, as well as very stressful and time-consuming. And that is not taking into consideration any ties she might have with neighbours or friends and relatives who live near her.<br />Yes, most people who have to move out of London (actually often the entire SE) because they chose to have a family have found that.<br /><br />Could they all get a subsidy worth over £21k a year too? Is this a sane way to spend public money? Is it worth the wage of a nurse in Hull to keep a London family in a house most private sector workers could never conceivably afford?<br /><br />(Yes, the housing market's broken. But until we can make it politically acceptable to reign in mortgage lending and raise interest rates, we're stuck with the economy we have.)<br /><br />Anon of Not SearchedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-87121914419076006972010-07-03T18:36:18.317+01:002010-07-03T18:36:18.317+01:00I remembered this topic when I was reading a paper...I remembered this topic when I was reading a paper examining welfare in the OECD. It turns out that in 2003 (at the height of New Labour's reign) single parents were already being discriminated against by the transfer system.<br /><br />The specific UK figures are a little out of context, but they essentially outline the situation of working low-income single parents and low-income couples where one parent works. Compared to the average weekly wage, single parents who are entitled to welfare benefits get a net result of 58% APW, while couples get a net result of 66% of APW, even though the second parent is assumed to earn no income.<br /><br />According to the OECD calculator (http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,3343,en_2649_34637_39717906_1_1_1_1,00.html) things had improved by 2008. A single parent earning 65% of the average weekly wage got a net benefit of 4.4% of APW, while a married couple where the sole earner has a wage that is 65% of the average gets a net benefit of 5.1% of APW.<br /><br />I suspect that some of this has to do with the fact that women are still paid less than men, and that industries dominated by women are generally financially undervalued (e.g. nurses & teachers), but I imagine that there is also a public policy component.robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-69363074942795078462010-07-02T18:54:36.015+01:002010-07-02T18:54:36.015+01:00I just read the following on a blog by some prick ...I just read the following on a blog by some prick calling himself Old Holborn.<br /><br /><i>"I'm hoping that, after George Osborne's welfare cuts really begin to bite in a couple of years, to be able to enjoy some tight top quality teenage snatch at bargain basement prices when the young single mothers start having to whore themselves on the streets to feed their children.<br /><br />Pity I'm going to have to pay more VAT on condoms, but you can't have everything I suppose!</i><br /><br />Fuck but I find that depressing even if it is supposed to be satirical and/or alternatively comedic.Cassielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-10050167381981698622010-07-02T18:17:57.690+01:002010-07-02T18:17:57.690+01:00Lone parents who work would be entitled to child t...Lone parents who work would be entitled to child tax credit, which includes a childcare component of up to £175 a week per child, or £300 for two or more children, providing they earned under a certain amount. Most lone parents who haven't worked for a while, especially those on Income Support, would also get £60 a week for a year (the In Work Credit).Rumboldhttp://www.pickledpolitics.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-23238082774594126452010-07-02T12:36:40.145+01:002010-07-02T12:36:40.145+01:00Okay, Penny. I will put it down to the heat.
Ano...Okay, Penny. I will put it down to the heat.<br /><br />Anonymous said... <br />"Actually, if she moved to Wood Green - a mere 30 minutes via Kings X - her rent would drop to £370pw.<br /><br />"George Osborne is forcing her to to move 30 minutes north. It would be pain. I don't envy her the hassle of moving."<br /><br />Moving house is in itself usually expensive, as well as very stressful and time-consuming. And that is not taking into consideration any ties she might have with neighbours or friends and relatives who live near her.<br /><br />Plus, 30 minutes a day commute is 5 whole hours per week. And it is more than that if the train is delayed. Oh, and the travel costs would probably rise.Vanilla Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946634138308342764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-53008408847024299792010-07-01T18:28:42.288+01:002010-07-01T18:28:42.288+01:00I agree with all of this. Cutting benefits is neve...I agree with all of this. Cutting benefits is never any fun, especially when the targeting is so clearly off. I don't like Ian Duncan Smith, and I am also not a fan the Tory "fetish" for marriage.<br /><br />But:<br /><br />The budget deficit and government debt is so insanely high that someone has to stand up and say, enough! Even Gordon Brown realised this was needed at the end. While I would prefer the government to cut Trident and the ridiculous war in Afghanistan* ahead of welfare benefits, I would also like to have a functioning government, not a bankrupt banana state.<br /><br />* where our allies are so corrupt that they take all of our aid money, add in their cuts from the drug trade, and fly everything out of the country to add to their retirement funds - ready to be cashed in when the Americans leave and the inevitable civil war breaks outrobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-46967536552977842592010-07-01T13:10:19.589+01:002010-07-01T13:10:19.589+01:00Sorry VR - I didn't mean to publish that comme...Sorry VR - I didn't mean to publish that comment, it was late and I was moderating on autopilot. Have deleted.<br /><br />Divine: watch yourself. No attacks on Vanilla Rose here, please, she's a valued member of this community.Penny Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677315565893516941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-35295353855813342202010-07-01T13:00:32.965+01:002010-07-01T13:00:32.965+01:00Yeah. Did you not understand my cryptic message a...Yeah. Did you not understand my cryptic message about not publishing my comments? <br /><br />I did NOT appreciate that. Although the problems Mr D caused me are a matter of record, I was not intending to give the matter further publicity. That's the last time I give you a heads-up.<br /><br />This I do want you to publish.Vanilla Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946634138308342764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-1156787057937378002010-07-01T02:15:13.139+01:002010-07-01T02:15:13.139+01:00Vanilla Rose, you are hilarious. So, because the g...Vanilla Rose, you are hilarious. So, because the government runs things like electricity, water and food (which it DOESN'T), then it must provide houses, bicycles and underpants too? Is that your logic?<br />You've derived a whole lot of meaning from one small sentence. You can twist the meanings of words all you like, but dependence on the government is not, by any definition, "independence".<br /><br />@Dunc - <br />Who do you think pays for those things? magic pixies??Tim Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02470464053181422637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-92146055242161557052010-07-01T00:57:08.185+01:002010-07-01T00:57:08.185+01:00While I think there is a desperate need to support...While I think there is a desperate need to support lone parents, I can't help thinking that much of it is not so much a system to help people who are vulnerable get through difficulties such as suitable accomodation or childcare as a wholesale system to facilitate the mass walk-out of fathers who wish to evade paying for their children. To some extent the system is already compromised by its own inability to force absent fathers to pay their fair share. Those who do are unfairly penalised (as are the mothers as their benefits are often greatly reduced) while many manage to escape paying up. To a large extent this is as much as "moral judgment" - i.e. that men really shouldn't have to be responsibile for the consequences of their actions. I do think that the current system facilitates this and indeed tacitly rewards women who opt out of trying to seek support from fathers, instead choosing the state support system as an easier alternative.<br /><br />I do think this is also the reason why the CSA failed so spectacularly - its because its so ingrained in our culture that men shouldn't have to pay the consequences for their behaviour, while women should be demonised for ever more. How quaintly Victorian.Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090768549182973598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-30533546118323563072010-07-01T00:45:15.611+01:002010-07-01T00:45:15.611+01:00Actually, if she moved to Wood Green - a mere 30 m...Actually, if she moved to Wood Green - a mere 30 minutes via Kings X - her rent would drop to £370pw.<br /><br />George Osborne is forcing her to to move 30 minutes north. It would be pain. I don't envy her the hassle of moving. But let's be realistic about what this means.<br /><br />If we took the media family income of £32k, divided by the 1/3 most families spend on housing - she'd have £205pw. Which would get her a house in Didcot if she'd cut herself to 3 bedrooms.<br /><br />I'm coasting into my late-20s, so the people I grew up with are uprooting their lives and moving hours out of town to breed. It's not an easy choice for them, but they get on with it. We can't all live in Chiswick :-(<br /><br /><br />(Now, the evil bit might turn out to be CPI indexation, which looks odd as RPI is more representative of living costs. Possibly someone at the Treasury's expecting big changes in relative prices this parliament...)<br /><br />Anon of Not SearchedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-9492852198433131172010-06-30T22:11:15.795+01:002010-06-30T22:11:15.795+01:00Oh my god, Dunc, SO well said.Oh my god, Dunc, SO well said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-42033581589433088562010-06-30T21:59:57.539+01:002010-06-30T21:59:57.539+01:00> they can share a room. leave islington to the...> they can share a room. leave islington to the rich folk, go to the ghetto.<br /><br />That's what most professionals in London do. A lot of people I've worked with are on +1 hour commutes. A friend is starting a business and lives in a hostel between contracting gigs.<br /><br />£40k pa [just on the edge of top 10% salary] gives you a £2,460 monthly take home. A 4 bedroom house in Islington rents at £525pw or £2100 a month at the low-end.<br />http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/Islington.html?sortByPriceDescending=false&minBedrooms=4&index=40<br /><br />Christ, her housing benefit alone is almost bigger than my salary :-S If I live there it'll be in my late-40s and doing well.<br /><br />Vanilla Rose is right about Laban, but I too 'make the assumption that people with jobs are making a more useful contribution to society than people without them'.<br /><br />Anon of Not SearchedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343658614010405479.post-34046792507002054442010-06-30T21:43:43.464+01:002010-06-30T21:43:43.464+01:00"contract your own police".
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