The Flock

‘Like thousands of parents across Britain, I read the recent revelations about the appalling wait times for child mental health services with dismay but no surprise,’ one anonymous parent writes today.

‘New statistics revealed in an expose earlier this month show thousands of children have been made to wait over a year for ADHD assessments. Many have been waiting considerably longer than that. But while the investigation brought much needed attention to delays that are significantly detrimental to the wellbeing and education of these children – it didn’t explain what it’s actually like to have a struggling child who is waiting for help. So I will…’

Read the full article, today at the link in bio…

“For almost three years now, Boris Johnson has presided over a government increasingly comfortable in leading without example, removing every ounce of empathy from the job of national leadership. Whether it’s the billions wasted buying PPE from friends, the creeping xenophobia of an increasingly hostile immigration system, the erosion of basic rights such as the freedom to protest, the acceptance of misogyny in policing or the insistence – on International Women’s Day no less – that’s Britain’s eye-wateringly expensive childcare system needs no intervention, this is a government that governs for a shrinking elite at the expense of all others.

“Now, we’re being asked to feign surprise that our prime minister and tax scandal-embroiled chancellor are to be fined over partygate. But anyone who’s been watching will be far from shocked. The question is, will this be the end for the ‘let them eat bread’ lawmakers?” asks

The full story is live now and free to read at the link in bio…

While many of us are battling Covid still, in GP surgeries across Britain, a secondary epidemic of exhaustion, anxiety and burnout is making itself known, our columnist writes today.

From patients having panic attacks in surgery to those buckling under the pressure to be everything to everyone, the impact of the last two years is real. The question is, what to do about it.

Today, Krishan let’s us in on a day in surgery right now, and explains the small steps we can take to calm panic - and, to help each other.

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“I’ve always believed in using your ceiling as the fifth wall,” writes the brilliant Sophie Finch of today.
 
“While ceilings are too often an afterthought, if considered at all, they’re actually a perfect blank canvas, where you can paint a bold block colour without the fear of items like chairs, rugs and small dogs cluttering up the look…”
 
Still think upside-down décor is a terrifying thought? Click the link in bio for Sophie’s favourite ways to tackle the statement ceiling in a liveable way.



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