It is a staggering reality that over 1 billion meals worth of perfectly edible food are wasted by businesses every year because current tax codes, logistical hurdles, and government subsidies make it cheaper to dump surplus food into landfills or biogas production than to safely coordinate and transport it to people in need, a brokenContinue reading “Stop Wasting, Start Feeding: Change The Code, End The Crisis!”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
Institutionalise Over Integrate: The New Federal Mandate
The Donald Trump administration issued a Department of Justice memo stating that federal laws do not require states to provide community-based care over institutionalisation for people with disabilities. The memo allows states to cut funding for home-based services and redirect those resources toward institutionalisation whenever they face budget constraints. The shift allows states to cutContinue reading “Institutionalise Over Integrate: The New Federal Mandate”
From Amputee To Athlete: The Marathon Myth
A 71-year-old amputee was denied a Blue Badge renewal after Norfolk County Council demanded further medical evidence, stating that his permanent condition alone does not automatically guarantee eligibility under national mobility guidelines. Nigel Ward assumed that providing photographs of his amputated leg would be sufficient proof for a Blue Badge renewal, but Norfolk County CouncilContinue reading “From Amputee To Athlete: The Marathon Myth”
The NHS: Free Plagues, Six-Hour Queues, £216 Billion
The great British pastime used to be queuing at the bus stop. Now, it’s waiting six hours in an A&E reception under the soothing glow of a flickering halogen bulb. It’s no wonder the debate over who gets a golden ticket to the NHS is heating up faster than a microwave meal in the staffContinue reading “The NHS: Free Plagues, Six-Hour Queues, £216 Billion”
PIP Cuts: Trimming Budgets By Stripping Lifelines
The UK government is considering restricting or cutting PIP benefits following a report that suggested some claimants don’t face extra disability costs, sparking fierce backlash from campaigners. Existing PIP claimants will see their awards automatically extended and protected from immediate cuts, with official decisions on long-term system changes expected by late 2026. Major disability charitiesContinue reading “PIP Cuts: Trimming Budgets By Stripping Lifelines”
Raised By Love, Linked By Blood—Family Is Both
I don’t have a view on this, but I felt it would be an acceptable topic to report on. So, the subject matter is: if a child has been adopted, do they consider the family that adopted them as their blood family, or the person who birthed them? As many of you know. I amContinue reading “Raised By Love, Linked By Blood—Family Is Both”
Work ’Til 70: Die On The Clock, Save The Treasury A Quid!
An expert leading the independent review into the UK state pension age has stated that a retirement age of 70 is not unusual internationally, suggesting that the public needs to rethink how late in life they are prepared to work. Raising the state pension age may leave many people experiencing years of poor health withoutContinue reading “Work ’Til 70: Die On The Clock, Save The Treasury A Quid!”
One Rule Fits All: Uncover To Integrate
In 2018, Denmark banned full-face veils, like the burqa and niqab, in public spaces, sparking a major European debate on religious freedom, public safety, and national identity. The debate centres on whether social cohesion requires immigrants to assimilate into a host country’s established laws and cultural traditions, or if democratic principles demand that nations adaptContinue reading “One Rule Fits All: Uncover To Integrate”
Sacked For Having Cancer
Gemma Crispin, a 52-year-old former NHS paediatric nurse, was dismissed by her trust after 10 months of sick leave following a stage 3C breast cancer diagnosis, later sharing that she cried more over losing her job than her gruelling cancer treatments. Gemma Crispin shared that losing her job caused her more distress than her actualContinue reading “Sacked For Having Cancer”
The Sunnyvale Autism Lawsuit
Silicon Valley engineer Vidyut Gopal and his wife publicly defended their autistic son after neighbours in Sunnyvale, California, filed a lawsuit seeking to declare the boy a “public nuisance” over allegations of aggressive behaviour. The lawsuit filed by four neighbours on Arlington Court claimed the 11-year-old boy had repeatedly slapped, kicked, and bitten neighbourhood childrenContinue reading “The Sunnyvale Autism Lawsuit”
