Posts by Rosemary McDonald
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Hard News: RNC 2016: A literal shitshow, in reply to Tom Semmens,
Speaking of wierd
In a 2009 essay called The Education of a Libertarian, Thiel declared that capitalism and democracy had become incompatible. Since 1920, he argued, the creation of the welfare state and “the extension of the franchise to women” had made the American political system more responsive to more people – and therefore more hostile to capitalism. Capitalism is not “popular with the crowd”, Thiel observed, and this means that as democracy expands, the masses demand greater concessions from capitalists in the form of redistribution and regulation.
The solution was obvious: less democracy.
We're in deep trouble then?
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Margaret Spencer gives heartfelt thanks to those who helped her win this case.
"They don't care. If they did care....I wouldn't be here."
So, Ministry of Health and Good Faith, why couldn't you have just admitted you got it horribly wrong and settled?
Rather than put people through this painful and protracted process?
Shame.
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Hard News: RNC 2016: A literal shitshow, in reply to Russell Brown,
But the Trump campaign’s explanation was dubious .... and the other stuff is odd too.
And the 2016 Award for the Understatement of the Year goes to.....
Congratulations, Russell Brown!
(PS. This is work ;-) )
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Angela Hart,
I find it disturbing that personal details of care and support required were not suppressed in this case as they were for Atkinson.
Yep.
Perhaps this is a warning?
Persist in your claim (to those who might be waiting in the wings) and contribute to further loss of dignity of the family member you are supporting?
Miserable sods.
If only more folk knew what indignities the Atkinson plaintiffs were subjected to…
“Good faith” my arse.
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Hard News: RNC 2016: A literal shitshow, in reply to andin,
Who would have thought that so many could jump down the rabbit hole at the same time?
“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
And, on a personal level, I have written evidence of one of the Ministry's witnesses quoted in this decision making a completely false statement regarding our own family care situation. Provably false.
And it would appear there is nothing we can do to put the record straight. (We are trying, but as usual it's like pushing it uphill.)
So if I'm prejudiced....it's with very good reason.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Angela Hart,
Perjury?
I admit to being prejudiced.
I have just finished reading the entire decision and am more than a little, well, disappointed at the assertion by their honours that the Misery was acting throughout in "good faith".
Let's remind ourselves again of the Miserly's own definition of "good faith" from the The Funded Family Care Notice 2013.
11 Good faith generally means to discuss with each other any matter which affects the delivery of the disability support services in an open way so that all matters are “on the table”, to be active and constructive in establishing and maintaining a good relationship, being responsive, providing information, and not doing anything that might mislead or deceive each other.
Did the Ministry of Health, Disability Support Services and Crown Law show "good faith" during this whole sorry saga?
Did they heck as like.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Sacha,
I don’t read that as better
Hmmm...I am being a tad facetious....just a tad.
Reading the Decision is one thing, but I have the benefit of having sat down the back of various courtrooms, for both Atkinson and Spencer, and seeing the expressions on the judges' faces and hearing the tone of their voices.
"Inchoate" is still absolutely correct.
In both senses of the word.
I'd love to put the person who came up with "the numbers" (the 30,000 unpaid family carers of high and very high needs clients who are going to crawl out of the woodwork demanding to be paid with the resulting cost of $17 to 593 million.) on a very hot griddle and get them to show their workings....
To my mind this was criminal misrepresentation....as born out by the ridiculously low uptake of FFC.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Sacha,
It gets betterer and betterer...
....already given in Atkinson as to the then inchoate state of the Ministry’s disability policies. p34
I had to look up "inchoate".....
1.
just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.
"a still inchoate democracy"
2.
LAW
(of an offence, such as incitement or conspiracy) anticipating or preparatory to a further criminal act.Both work....
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Sacha,
The lack of repentance must have been obvious to the court.
Their arrogance, their lies, their offensive attitude towards disabled people and family carers....
Thanks Sacha...