Just thought it would make you smile.
On Friday 12 Feb I became aware of a bit of a "Poorly" feeling. Ignoring it, like us good girls do, I carried on. Sat 13 felt worse, by Val's day felt complete shite and had stopped eating (not in protest, just felt very ill) Thinkin it was my MS troubling me, I saw GP on Monday 15 - gave me some medicine. Started throwing up. Threw up all evening, during the night, all day Tuesday. Admitted to hospital on Tuesday evening. Was told that I'd be sent home on the Wed morning and I'd be ok once I'd been to the toilet!!
The hygiene in that ward and the lack of cross infection skills were piss poor but as I lay there, smelling like I'd just crawled from the bear pit, I didn't actually care.
By Wednesday evening (when I clearly should have been at home according to them) they'd started to panic and run around taking blood tests etc.
Throughout this time I was still throwing up every few minutes. On Thursday I demanded to be moved on my private health scheme, but guess what? I was too ill to be moved by then.
Anyway, it turns out guys, that I have had blood poisoining, kidney infection, ecoli, the scans revealed shading to my kidneys. To be fair I think I am lucky - a girl in the same ward as me is just about to make a decision whether to have both her feet amputated having had the same infection.
The disgusting standard of hygiene were something else - I shall be writing to the necessary people.
By Saturday (considering I'd not eaten for a week) I was told I could have something to eat. I opted for tuna salad sarnie and fruit salad. (I'm not a dietician, I had no idea what was suitable a week after spending every waking moment vomiting) The sandwich was prepacked and with more additives than I could count or pronounce, the fruit salad was an apple, a rotten on at that.
Dear Mr Oliver,
I wonder if you would like to take on the NHS, in a similar way you did to the school lunch problem?
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Saturday, 6 February 2010
The response....
Thank you for your recent e-mail. I am very sorry for the long delay in this reply. As you might understand, David Cameron has received an unusually large number of e-mails recently, and I am afraid it has taken longer than normal to reply to everyone. However, I would like to assure you that all correspondence is carefully read and noted, and David is most grateful to you for taking the time and trouble to get in touch with him.
I am so sorry to hear about your family’s situation. Too little has been done to tackle this sort of crime in the past decade. Under a Conservative Government that will change. Anti-social behaviour will be punished and the payback will be fast and tough. We have set out a number of policy proposals to deter young troublemakers: Grounding orders, which would allow police and the authorities to ground troublemakers for up to a month (except to go to school) Simple community punishments, like picking up litter Giving police the power to temporarily confiscate mobile phones or other items, like bikes, for a fortnight or a month We have also stressed that dealing with anti-social behaviour isn't simply a law and order challenge; it goes right to the heart of the Conservative plan to fix our Broken Society. It's about trying to rebuild the family, recreate a sense of responsibility inside and outside the home, and create pride in communities. For your interest, I have attached the crime section of the 'Mending our Broken Society' chapter of the Conservative Party’s draft manifesto. The section outlines plans to: Fight booze-fuelled antisocial behaviour in our towns and cities Stop retailers selling alcohol at below cost price Change the rules so that anyone acting reasonably to stop a crime or apprehend a criminal is not arrested or prosecuted. Thank you, once again, for writing to David.
I am so sorry to hear about your family’s situation. Too little has been done to tackle this sort of crime in the past decade. Under a Conservative Government that will change. Anti-social behaviour will be punished and the payback will be fast and tough. We have set out a number of policy proposals to deter young troublemakers: Grounding orders, which would allow police and the authorities to ground troublemakers for up to a month (except to go to school) Simple community punishments, like picking up litter Giving police the power to temporarily confiscate mobile phones or other items, like bikes, for a fortnight or a month We have also stressed that dealing with anti-social behaviour isn't simply a law and order challenge; it goes right to the heart of the Conservative plan to fix our Broken Society. It's about trying to rebuild the family, recreate a sense of responsibility inside and outside the home, and create pride in communities. For your interest, I have attached the crime section of the 'Mending our Broken Society' chapter of the Conservative Party’s draft manifesto. The section outlines plans to: Fight booze-fuelled antisocial behaviour in our towns and cities Stop retailers selling alcohol at below cost price Change the rules so that anyone acting reasonably to stop a crime or apprehend a criminal is not arrested or prosecuted. Thank you, once again, for writing to David.
Friday, 29 January 2010
What do you think?
This is the complete rant that I sent to David Cameron's office. It is not edited, well, apart from my name but I'm sure people can find me if they really wanted to! I shall publish their reply very shortly.
Dear Mr Cameron,
I write to you, not seriously expecting to get a reply, but really just out of desperation, to see if there is anything that you can say to me, that will give me any comfort at all. I am born and bred here in the UK. My father farmed all his life, and my mother cleaned the local school. I have an older brother, and whilst we didn't have an awful lot as children, we were loved, cared for and brought up properly, to respect others and to "behave!" My brother is now Head of Faculty at a 6th form college, I am head of PR & Marketing at a Manchester Law firm - and I run a charity for The Christie, supporting and fund raising for research into malignant melanoma, my husband is in the motor trade, he was made redundant last year, after 40 years continuous work - he's managed to find work again fortunately, - in other words, Mr Cameron, we worked hard, very hard. My two children are 24 and 20 - the eldest graduated with a good degree and now lives in France, my younger child works in admin at a law firm and is a keen footballer - coaching, referreeing and helping a children's team. I'm sure you get the picture, we are a decent, hard working family.
Nearly 4 years ago, we bought a house close to a park..... big, huge mistake. We have been plagued by youths ever since - the house has been vandalised, cars broken into, recently a car was blown up across the road - this isn't a sink estate - it is just in an area where, because it is parkland nearby, it seems to attract idiots. I have MS (fortunately in control) but I do need good rest to enable me to function. I don't often get it - people will get drunk in the park from 7pm until the early hours.
We have done everything we can to try and change things, cooperated with the policed (who at times don't want to know, or don't even bother to turn up) the local council, who say they "do their best" - Mr Cameron, I will be honest with you, I have NEVER voted anything other than Labour, all my life - I now feel that Britain is broken - I think we live in a lawless society and I need to know what your party are looking to do to change the lives of people like me. I look forward to hearing from you
Regards,
Dear Mr Cameron,
I write to you, not seriously expecting to get a reply, but really just out of desperation, to see if there is anything that you can say to me, that will give me any comfort at all. I am born and bred here in the UK. My father farmed all his life, and my mother cleaned the local school. I have an older brother, and whilst we didn't have an awful lot as children, we were loved, cared for and brought up properly, to respect others and to "behave!" My brother is now Head of Faculty at a 6th form college, I am head of PR & Marketing at a Manchester Law firm - and I run a charity for The Christie, supporting and fund raising for research into malignant melanoma, my husband is in the motor trade, he was made redundant last year, after 40 years continuous work - he's managed to find work again fortunately, - in other words, Mr Cameron, we worked hard, very hard. My two children are 24 and 20 - the eldest graduated with a good degree and now lives in France, my younger child works in admin at a law firm and is a keen footballer - coaching, referreeing and helping a children's team. I'm sure you get the picture, we are a decent, hard working family.
Nearly 4 years ago, we bought a house close to a park..... big, huge mistake. We have been plagued by youths ever since - the house has been vandalised, cars broken into, recently a car was blown up across the road - this isn't a sink estate - it is just in an area where, because it is parkland nearby, it seems to attract idiots. I have MS (fortunately in control) but I do need good rest to enable me to function. I don't often get it - people will get drunk in the park from 7pm until the early hours.
We have done everything we can to try and change things, cooperated with the policed (who at times don't want to know, or don't even bother to turn up) the local council, who say they "do their best" - Mr Cameron, I will be honest with you, I have NEVER voted anything other than Labour, all my life - I now feel that Britain is broken - I think we live in a lawless society and I need to know what your party are looking to do to change the lives of people like me. I look forward to hearing from you
Regards,
Friday, 8 January 2010
Bit of progress
As I said, I contacted the Conservative representatives in my area and as they promised, someone called me the other evening. As soon as he said his name, I realised that I knew him. He was a very old friend of my father's and I've known him since I was a little girl. After chatting with him and explaining the situation to him, he said he would do what he could to help. He was aware of the problems in the area and has promised to see if he can do anything. I'm not expecting miracles, but hey.
I asked him what he had to say to me that would convince me that an alternative government would make a difference and all he really had to say was that the Tories have a very different view of law and order than their opponents. But do they? And even if they do, what can they do that is going to make any difference to the likes of me and other people like me?
Anyway, I'm just about to do a bit of research into dispersal orders, or whatever they're called - only I've asked about them before and been told "no chance" - so what they hell are they for then?
So, happy new year and all that rubbish. How fabulous is this snow? The only kids in the park at the moment are kids on sledges with their parents - marvellous. I love it. No dick heads in the park at 2am in sub zero temperatures. Albeit they are such thick twats around here, nothing would surprise me.
I asked him what he had to say to me that would convince me that an alternative government would make a difference and all he really had to say was that the Tories have a very different view of law and order than their opponents. But do they? And even if they do, what can they do that is going to make any difference to the likes of me and other people like me?
Anyway, I'm just about to do a bit of research into dispersal orders, or whatever they're called - only I've asked about them before and been told "no chance" - so what they hell are they for then?
So, happy new year and all that rubbish. How fabulous is this snow? The only kids in the park at the moment are kids on sledges with their parents - marvellous. I love it. No dick heads in the park at 2am in sub zero temperatures. Albeit they are such thick twats around here, nothing would surprise me.
Saturday, 2 January 2010
Use of the word "Christmas"
http://thinbluelineuk.blogspot.com/2009/12/leave-our-christmas-alone.html#comment-form
I don't know how to link other sites to this - but how mad is this?
I don't know how to link other sites to this - but how mad is this?
2010
So, lets see where this year takes us. (Load of crap isn't it, New Year?) Suddenly midnight comes and everyone turns nicer than they were 5 minute previously, and then making decisions to do something a bit different, blah blah, big yawn.
Still waiting for the Tory guy to get back to me, maybe he is busy getting his expenses straightened out, so I've yet to establish their plans for law and order should they win the next election.
The snow's been fucking great however, kept the little bastards indoors!!!! Wonderful! Winters of 30 years ago, more of the same please!
Still waiting for the Tory guy to get back to me, maybe he is busy getting his expenses straightened out, so I've yet to establish their plans for law and order should they win the next election.
The snow's been fucking great however, kept the little bastards indoors!!!! Wonderful! Winters of 30 years ago, more of the same please!
Sunday, 20 December 2009
Quick update
In France with my daughter at the moment, prior to me leaving, I did hear from the local conservative MP who will get s omeone to contact me. Once he does I`ll show him this and see what he makes of it.
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