tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post769502882940648178..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: Stolen ChildhoodsCarol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-40699900282508104292018-04-02T04:03:50.264-07:002018-04-02T04:03:50.264-07:00A great post, Carol and so relevant. It is shamefu...A great post, Carol and so relevant. It is shameful that we are seeing such levels of poverty in this day and age. The rich get richer while the poor get poorer it makes me sick. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375609435234253673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-72937610252996309232016-11-10T14:17:44.000-08:002016-11-10T14:17:44.000-08:00I find it almost beyond belief that this can be ha...I find it almost beyond belief that this can be happening today in the country I grew up in. Just out of curiosity, are there no school dinners anymore? They used to be provided to ensure that children had at least one nutritious meal a day, didn't they? I've been away so long I don't know what happens now, but it's diabolical that children should go hungry like this in today's Britain.Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-16285967617734995052016-11-06T10:11:50.134-08:002016-11-06T10:11:50.134-08:00I agree, however we have lost that sense of respon...I agree, however we have lost that sense of responsibility and replaced it with a sense of 'self'.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-73800433349002327782016-11-06T10:11:24.160-08:002016-11-06T10:11:24.160-08:00Yes. If we had a caring government in charge, inst...Yes. If we had a caring government in charge, instead of a copy of the one that caused the problem in the first place, we could start to put it right by building lots and lots of new council housing LinniRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026131160866339185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-25220335935575240332016-11-06T10:00:27.875-08:002016-11-06T10:00:27.875-08:00Cameron's 'right to buy' hasn't he...Cameron's 'right to buy' hasn't helped ~ and that this now applies to Housing Associations means that they cannot borrow against their assets to create new housing stock. It is an iniquitous policy. In Victorian times, very few ''owned'' their houses BUT the work of Joseph Roundtree and Henry Peabody in creating 'social housing' for the poor helped to alleviate the problem somewhat.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-67714414902807820732016-11-06T09:39:27.536-08:002016-11-06T09:39:27.536-08:00Such a good, relevant blog, Carol. My own knowledg...Such a good, relevant blog, Carol. My own knowledge of housing law since the 1980s means I'm well aware of the role of the 1980s government in creating the current mess. It's so depressing, knowing the cause us in the past so can't be changed.LinniRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026131160866339185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-8980715938692238072016-11-06T04:50:46.329-08:002016-11-06T04:50:46.329-08:00He is as startlingly topical today as he was then ...He is as startlingly topical today as he was then ....and I wish he wasn't!!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-36521844908260225232016-11-06T00:46:00.233-07:002016-11-06T00:46:00.233-07:00I don't know in detail about the present UK go...I don't know in detail about the present UK government's policies on housing benefit and the like. Knowing the government is politically conservative, however, I imagine their policies are mainly designed to lower taxes for the better off and for large corporations. My own view is that societies have a responsibility to look after all of their citizens, and make sure that everyone, even the very poorest, have enough food, safe housing and access to quality education and healthcare. That was true in William Blake's time and it's true today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17768940440480346757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-29396206041944937412016-11-05T13:55:06.242-07:002016-11-05T13:55:06.242-07:00William Blake was very ahead of his time, tragical...William Blake was very ahead of his time, tragically.I studied Songs of Innocence and Experience for A level and was very moved and influenced even as a teen. Excellent post.Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-856657714070962582016-11-05T08:26:42.598-07:002016-11-05T08:26:42.598-07:00Ah. Yes. Thank you!Ah. Yes. Thank you!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-73608518130423189122016-11-05T08:26:19.336-07:002016-11-05T08:26:19.336-07:00I agree...but it is so hard when the forces ranged...I agree...but it is so hard when the forces ranged against the poor and powerless ar so vast...and so uncaringCarol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-58041398506354180022016-11-05T08:11:29.662-07:002016-11-05T08:11:29.662-07:00The bad living conditions and the misery came from...The bad living conditions and the misery came from what? Someone (a lot) thought they were better (deserve more) than others. And those others deserve their condition. Need further elaboration? "Arturo Ui" works not only to describe the rise of Hitler et al. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086107947384034892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-8268399838919553152016-11-05T06:40:15.950-07:002016-11-05T06:40:15.950-07:00Elaborate?Elaborate?Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-54892686929255093992016-11-05T06:34:17.167-07:002016-11-05T06:34:17.167-07:00A bit Berthold Brecht? "Denn der Schoss ist f...A bit Berthold Brecht? "Denn der Schoss ist fruchtbar noch, aus dem das kroch."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086107947384034892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-26506137421640385542016-11-05T02:25:16.326-07:002016-11-05T02:25:16.326-07:00I hope you are pushing at an open door here, Carol...I hope you are pushing at an open door here, Carol - and meet nothing but support for your outrage.<br /><br />What horrifies me - as much as the injustice suffered by so many, and so often - are those that subscribe to the 'scroungers' theory. We can only carry on standing up for those who cannot stand up for themselves, and be true to ourselves and our convictions,JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com