UK gives disproportionate amounts of military aid to Ukraine
UK gives disproportionate amounts of military aid to Ukraine Shouldn’t other European countries be giving more? See this Government account of our spending: – Web link below “Who is providing military assistance? The US is the largest provider of military assistance to Ukraine, having committed $30 billion since the start of the Biden administration. $29.3 […]
UK Care Crisis deepens – brilliantly explored in BBC programmes with Ed Balls
A care worker in the BBC programme Crisis is not too strong a word to apply to care of the elderly in care homes and those living in their own homes with care assistance. Currently a million people are suffering with dementia in the UK and numbers are increasing. Today’s move (11 November) by the […]
Afghanistan, 20-years of disaster created by America and Britain
Afghanistan, 20-years of disaster created by America and Britain Taking on Afghanistan in 2001 was an unnecessary and calamitous war on one of the poorest, most dysfunctional countries in the world. It was started, we were told, to rid Afghanistan of the Taliban and thus prevent terrorism. After 20 years of occupation by mainly American […]
World Suicide Prevention Day
World Suicide Prevention Day Suicide, not covid, is the biggest killer of under 35 year olds in the UK Friday 10th September is World Suicide Prevention Day – an annual awareness day that highlights the important work that people, organisations and charities are undertaking globally, to prevent suicide. PAPYRUS is one of these organisations which […]
Rocketing arms spending leaves little for nurses
Rocketing arms spending leaves little for nurses’ pay The UK will have the biggest defence budget in Europe On 19th of November last year the UK government announced the largest military spending budget for 30 years. This amounted to a £16.5 billion increase above the manifesto commitment over four years.On existing forecasts, this is an […]
