I wonder if anything has happened in the last few years that increased the amount of chronic illness. Can't think of anything off the top of my head. Would be really embarrassing if it was something that was made worse by the Tories. - ThreadSky

mckelvie.bsky.social • 314 days ago

I wonder if anything has happened in the last few years that increased the amount of chronic illness. Can't think of anything off the top of my head.

Would be really embarrassing if it was something that was made worse by the Tories.

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Rishi Sunak vows to end what he calls ‘sicknote culture’ – UK politics live

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alanrew.bsky.social•314 days ago

The COVID-19 pandemic was made worse by the Tories (Johnson government) & has left lots of people with chronic Long COVID symptoms that are currently incurable.

mckelvie.bsky.social•314 days ago

That is indeed the subtext of my post.

alanrew.bsky.social•314 days ago

Ah. There are so many bad things the Tories have done over 14 years it's hard to decide which one you were thinking about.

freihanddenker.bsky.social•314 days ago

But that's the point, isn't it? To shift the blame for the government's fuck up of the Pandemic to the individuals

casuallychaotic.bsky.social•314 days ago

Can't think of any major events that Rishi was personally involved with making worse due to the decisions he made as Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, partly influencing the current long-term and chronic health crisis.

It would definitely be unfair of us to remind him of this any time soon.

flaauws.bsky.social•310 days ago

How will we remind him of this? By voting for the other Tory party?

casuallychaotic.bsky.social•310 days ago

Run as in independant?

flaauws.bsky.social•310 days ago

Not really a practical solution that, is it?

casuallychaotic.bsky.social•310 days ago

You're right. Although it should be, since that was the original idea for democracies, before parties became involved in the process.

flaauws.bsky.social•309 days ago

Agreed. I often think about how MPs should be local residents elected to represent their area but often, they're not local: they're just people who want to be MPs and who move to an area where they can get a seat and vote for policies that have no bearing the constituency.

jonniedrama.bsky.social•314 days ago

Honestly I find this brand of conservatism that you lot have and that we have home in 🇨🇦 worse than the lunatic bent of the Yanks’ conservatives.

Cuz they’re just SO casually mendacious; so effortlessly without feeling. For anyone. Ugh.

sheepbop.bsky.social•314 days ago

Believe me, our lot look at your lot and say "why can't we do that?"

jonniedrama.bsky.social•314 days ago

Oh I don’t doubt it…

quatrekat.bsky.social•311 days ago

I got super hopeful when I read the headline thinking ending "sicknote culture" meant "Just be sick and come in when you're not, no need for a sicknote"

then I saw the article was about Rishi Sunak and I knew it had to be whatever the worst possible option was.

lucindagreyhaven.bsky.social•314 days ago

Maybe if people could afford food, housing and a reasonable standard of living they would be healthier

vertigowooyay.bsky.social•314 days ago

If you’re already very rich (and preferably a donor), this government will give you money and call you an entrepreneur.

If you’re not, they’ll do all they can to give you nothing and call you a scrounger.

mckelvie.bsky.social•314 days ago

This article also casually mentions a "contraction in food sales" as people "cut spending" recently, a completely normal thing and not at all horrifying to consider.

illusclaire.bsky.social•314 days ago

😃😃😃

spavel.bsky.social•314 days ago

I remember reading somewhere that from an economics standpoint, a hungry poor person does not represent a "demand" for food because they cannot afford it

mckelvie.bsky.social•314 days ago

The world of money is run by people who have no business being anywhere near it.

boshyboo.bsky.social•314 days ago

Did you also see that article about how austerity spending is being seen in the physical heights of kids?! 🤬🤬🤬

clordtc.bsky.social•314 days ago

Fucking hell

boshyboo.bsky.social•314 days ago

... I just wish we didn't keep creating it here on earth, you know?

mckelvie.bsky.social•314 days ago

Yeah. So horrible.

petefrasermusic.bsky.social•314 days ago

More lazy, less hungry. Nothing to see here.

mckelvie.bsky.social•314 days ago

It's all fine!

anothersillyowl.bsky.social•314 days ago

I'm going to take a sick day today just to spite Rishi (and my company that I hate)

themilesturner.bsky.social•314 days ago

The last time they tried forcing sick people back into work by hiring people who aren't doctors to make medical assessments, they killed over 100,000 people. Sunak is the perfect Tory. Murderous contempt for migrants, murderous contempt for the poor.