Archives for June, 2009
March 16 Mr Marsden, Thank for you email, please accept our apology for the delay in responding to you regarding this complaint. Due to a new complaint system being instigated and problems arising from its application, your complaint was not allocated correctly, hence the delay in response. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope [...]
Jonathan Naess writes in The Guardian on Christine Laird‘s “victory” over her bullying bosses at Cheltenham Council. His excellent piece highlights all the main issues around discrimination faced by people with a history of mental health problems trying to get jobs. But one thing stands out to me: “She spent three months in a psychiatric [...]
“Doctors said many operations were for medical problems – but some patients were thought to be suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, a psychiatric condition….” Last time I looked, Psychiatry is a medical profession and psychiatric conditions are medical problems. Sun-like and discriminatory reporting in the London Lite rag tonight.
I tried to Spot The Pie in last week’s edition of The Times in order to win a month’s supply of Brampton’s Pies. How many pies is that? I couldn’t find the damned thing anywhere, though. Who ate all the pies? Then I looked at The Times’ Football columnist Patrick Barclay.
Shocking news in the londonpaper tonight, which reveals Andy Murray’s new neighbours to be “Ashley and Cheryl Cole, John Terry and Didier Drogba”. Meanwhile, over the page, we were treated to the sight of JT apparently taking out his own son who then proceeds to dive in the manner of Didier Drogba!