It occurs to me that it would be very useful if, when I qualified for my disability benefit, I was issued with a card stating that fact and also confirming my level of disability and any extra components, such as the carers allowance, that is included
Commentary
Ever been manipulated by something on social media?
The whole point of the post was not to promote some worthy cause, it was to push an individual's buttons and get them to respond in a certain way
An Illustration of Intolerance Active in an Educational Setting
We live in times where some people appear to be trying to ringfence certain subjects so that they cannot be discussed properly or subjected to reasoned arguments. This is a characteristic attribute of intolerance
A Belief is Not a Fact
There are many beliefs in the world and they all generally have something in common and that is that they exhibit a confidence in the truth or existence of something that is not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof. Opinions are often an expression of these kind of beliefs, but they are als0 generally presented, certainly … Continue reading A Belief is Not a Fact
Travelling Beyond Boundaries
Imagine that there was a place that you had always wanted to visit. Next, imagine that you had found a trip that not only took you to that place but also offered you the chance to visit another place that you have also always wanted to visit. The imagine that this was at a price that you could afford; would you want to take that trip?
The truth is often painful but that is why we should not ignore it
Censoring an author's work because it includes racial slurs to emphasise the arguments against racism does not confront the problem, it avoids it
Apathetic Societies Simply Do Not Care
The benefits won by one minority group do not easily transfer to other minorities. Whatever successes Black Lives Matter achieved disabled people have not experienced an improvement in how they are treated, perceived, or even represented
We Don’t Really Want to Save the World
Those of us living in the richest countries are reluctant to surrender the current way of living and those in poorer countries are desperately striving to achieve it
I want you to call me Loretta!
Recently, John Cleese was asked to cut the Stan/ Loretta sketch from the proposed stage version of the movie on the grounds that some people found it offensive; he has stated that the sketch will remain
Commercial Flying is a Chore, not a Pleasure
When it all comes down to it the real objective is not about delivering a worthwhile service, it is about making money
Peter C Whitaker 