Yet Vance had the nerve to claim the UK and Europe didn’t have free speech.

The person themselves no longer knows who is visiting and whilst many still find comfort in a visit, some are distressed by it. And it must be hugely distressing for family members.

I think it’s hugely complex and individual how to react and there isn’t necessarily a right or wrong way to behave

The longer I work with people living with dementia and their families, the harder I find it to judge how families react. Dementia is watching the slow mental death of a loved one whilst their body goes on. Families grieve but can’t grieve and can’t find comfort in the rituals of death. 1/2

Plus the usual slight detachment from reality seen in the Archers, where it’s still somehow 2025 but also Heartbeat.

There’s no way Social Services would fund somewhere like the Laurels, which must be £1500/week plus. If you’re rich, you live out your days with wine at lunch and restaurant quality meals, outings and a building full of staff to support you. That’s not what the council can afford to give you.

(Well, you can alter things to a degree with an ADRT and a POA supporting as little preventive and active healthcare as possible, but few do that)

You can have a living will already, they aren’t related to euthanasia. But yes, the cruelty of something like dementia is that you either choose to die by suicide alone and when you still have a quality of life, or accept you will reach a situation you likely wouldn’t deem acceptable but can’t alter

I’m not aware that anywhere allows euthanasia on the basis of a decision made in advance as it would need to be with something like dementia. If it was ever proposed it would be a very very difficult ethical situation for medical staff.

The bill as it stands is only for people with a short time to live who are able to make their own decisions. People with slow progressive neurological conditions won’t be covered by it as it doesn’t include an “intolerable suffering” criteria.

She gave a big chunk to rewilding as I recall, and somewhere like The Laurels could easily be costing £2k a week.

There has been a huge increase in overseas care staff in recent years. UK born care staff left in huge numbers due to COVID and more competitive pay elsewhere. Why would you deal with death and bodily fluids for less money than working in Aldi?

They had grand plans for a National Care Service with NHS levels of pay and conditions. Vanished, like so many other things. Like every previous government they fail to understand decent care provision is key to improving the NHS.

Absolutely. Very frustrating when we can’t extract people at EOL from hospital, especially to a care home that is able to give 24/7 care.

Yes, I generally eat breakfast, lunch and tea, tea being the main meal of the day. I might also call it dinner, but in some parts of the country that is the midday meal.

That would be a “tea break” or “stopping for a cuppa”.

In the context of the cricket, it would be kind of a buffet with sandwiches and cakes.

If you’re “eating your tea” you’re having your evening meal (at least in some parts of the UK)

Public Order Act 1986 makes it an offence to interfere with goods, to claim to have done or threaten to have done with the intent to harm. 10 years max

Aha, here we are Archers Fans. What offence can the protestors be charged with? Public Order Act 1986 makes it an offence to interfere with goods or threaten or claim to do so with the intent to cause harm. Up to ten years inside #TheArchers

Bit of a wasted opportunity on the official pod today as they had an Archers criminologist on but didn’t explore what offences were committed.

Yes, I’m not sure whether the camera would be an offence in itself but it’s clearly evidence of forethought and conspiracy.

I’m unconvinced the meat has been contaminated. They only had to say that to cause Vince financial and reputational harm. Though Rochelle certainly had motive and opportunity

I don’t doubt she has been manipulated but I think she retained free will. She only changed her mind when she realised it wasn’t a peaceful protest. She clearly believes passionately in veganism and wants to protest the meat industry.

Because they think they and theirs will never need that healthcare. Politicians who have experienced illness or loss (Brown, Cameron, Davey spring to mind) have had quite different attitudes. 2/2

There is a strong strand of right wing belief that being sick is some sort of personal failing. We saw that with the Johnson and Trump attitudes in early COVID. Johnson got a dose of reality and did change to a degree. This is why they don’t believe the state should provide healthcare 1/2

Probably also depends on whether a judge/jury believes her claim that she didn’t know what was being planned. Sue the prosecution could make a good case that she did.

I doubt it. The offences are relatively minor (unless they have actually poisoned the meat). Assault is probably the worst one and Rochelle might be guilty under joint enterprise but her part in it is clearly not as big as Saskia and Balaclava Man. George’s offences were much greater.

NAL. But Freddie and Vince were assaulted at a bare minimum. Rochelle may claim she didn’t know this was the plan but she aided and abetted the crime so looks to be liable under joint enterprise. There will be digital evidence and it’ll be clear to Freddie and the police she was planning a crime

If Thanet Council is anything to go by we are in for years of very poor government and lots of infighting and splits. Whilst trying to run a potentially bankrupt council and decide the future of the new unitaries.

He’s channeling DOGE. This is what might be coming in 2029, but I doubt his councillors have much if any power to influence this stuff.

I forget the exact stats now but whilst the direct destruction helped the war effort, so did the resultant diversion of resources. The Nazis were forced to expend huge amounts on air defence - steel, fuel, ammunition, people with they couldn’t then use for other purposes.

All kinds of red flags about her mental health and safeguarding concerns.

I’ve some memory of Akram being a cricketer?