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Incurable sickness
I note from tonight’s Express & Star headline piece, that Walsall Council is still failing to ensure the care, safety and wellbeing of the most vulnerable members of our society. Despite reassurances that all was improving, and that we should … Continue reading →
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Posted in Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Walsall Council
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Tagged Barbara McCraken, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Cheap tat, Clive Ault, Express & Star, local blogs, Local politics, Mike Bird, Palliative care, Politics, Silly, Social Care, Social Services, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Bumbledom humbug
They certainly don’t like it up ’em, as Corporal Jones used to say. I noted with some amusement, but mostly disgust, that since the Express & Star was now taking it’s crusade against all things public-sector to publishing local authority … Continue reading →
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Posted in Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
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Social care: the gloves are off
In tonight’s Express & Star, there was an beautifully illuminating report about the cuts proposed for social care provision in Walsall. There are afoot plans to cut spending on services to the vulnerable and disabled totalling ten million pounds over … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara McCraken, Budget cuts, Clive Ault, Express & Star, Local politics, Politics, Social Care, Social Scrutiny, Social Services, Walsall, Walsall Cabinet, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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