Chris Sterry My Views

I am married and live with my wife and our adult daughter, who has multiple physical disabilities and severe learning difficulties. I comment on issues on which I have an interest, which is mainly on disability issues, but many other varied issues may be included.

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Reeves examines using private sector funds to speed building of new towns | The Guardian

Chancellor in talks with banks and investment funds about public-private partnerships to build infrastructure ======================================================================================== This shows that Reeves as no new ideas and while this looks good on paper it’s frought with danger as were all the previous PFI projects. For it’s great for the initial funding to appear cheap, but…

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Teenage boys 'given £26 fine after raping and sexually assaulting girls as young as 14' | Mirror

A report claims three teenage boys – in three separate cases – avoided jail and were handed “laughable” £26 court fines after attacks on girls as young as 14 ============================================================================================= Rape of any nature is a very serious crime and those who are found to have committed such crime should sentenced to show them the severity of the…

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Sunak is right that our students need financial literacy – but that shouldn’t mean yet more maths | The Guardian

Education should prepare young people for dealing not only with practical things such as insurance, pensions and taxes but also with tech and mental health ============================================================================================= Education in the UK or more correctly in England and Wales, is compulsary from around 5 years old to around 16 years. But in doing so what do they…

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EU countries reject Russia's threat against diplomats, issue summons in protest | euro news

Russia’s notification urging diplomats in Kyiv to leave “as soon as possible” has been denounced by EU countries as intimidation. Germany, France, Spain and Poland have summoned Russian ambassadors in protest. ============================================================================================= Putin has no boundaries and has no comprehension of any aspects of law and order be it local…

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Why Europe keeps losing China has a stranglehold on trade | Unherd

The problems were allowed to occur many years ago, especially within the UK for we allowed our manufacturing industries to decline or be taken over by companies in other countries rather than endeavouring to subside our own companies. Well, we did try to but the UK companies continued to decline because insufficient money was invested to improve what was already there and to look what was…

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Putin and the mystery bombs | BBC (The History Bureau)

Four bombs. Twelve days. Hundreds dead. What really happened in Russia in September 1999? ========================================================================================= Yes, four bombs over 12 days with eventually around 300 hundred Russian civilians dead, men, women and even children all taking place in 4 different Russian appartment blocks. First boomb was far from Moscow but the…

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Gisèle Pelicot 'deeply shocked' by decision not to jail boys in rape case | BBC News

French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot has told the BBC she is “deeply shocked” that three teenage boys have been spared custodial sentences over the rape of two girls in Hampshire. =========================================================================================== Just what is wrong about Judge Nicholas Rowland at Southampton Crown Court for he appears to have more concern for the three…

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Too many with arthritis given the silent treatment on a diagnosis | Politics Home

Too many of the UK’s 10 million people living with arthritis face delays to diagnosis, leaving them without vital treatment and support. Early diagnosis is crucial not only for managing their condition, but also for the relief and validation of finally being seen. ============================================================================================= Athritis is an extrely painful…

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's one-word demand he'd bellow to intimidate staff members | MSN

Andrew Mountbattern-Windsor won’t admit or believe that he is out-dated for his many behaviours are not of those of a Royal in the 21st century but more akin to those of the 16th-18th century, a period when Royals believed together with most of the UK population that the UK Royalty could do no wrong. It was misplaced belief then and certainly is now in the 21st century. The Royalty failed to see…

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How does your body lose weight? An obesity doctor explains why one size doesn’t fit all in weight loss | The Conversation

Each person’s body has a different sweet spot for weight that it tries to maintain. ============================================================================================= Kim Pfotenhauer Assistant Dean for Clerkship Education and Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University endeavours to explain how a persons can lose or gain weight rather than rely on the…

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The NHS Modernisation Bill | HealthWatch

The NHS Modernisation Bill Following the King’s Speech to Parliament, the Health Bill (also known as the NHS Modernisation Bill) was published last week. It sets out proposals that would change the current arrangements for how patient and public voices are represented in health and social care.It’s expected to be debated in Parliament for the first time in June. The changes are subject to…

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The humiliation of the Royal Navy began with the terrible decision of this man | i news

The UK’s naval force is a shadow of a shadow of its former self ============================================================================================= Being an island country the UK has had to rely on its Navy numerous times and in those numerous times it as been lucky that it had the navy which could deliver. But now is that feasible only time will tell. Defence is important but not is…

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Popular UK restaurant chain, drinks company and 5 more plunge into administration | Mirror

Several well-known UK businesses have entered administration, including an Italian restaurant chain, a healthcare company, a cake factory and a college too ============================================================================================= So many business of various varieties are or have gone into administration and there will be many more to come, all adding to the financial and…

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Starmer Vows To Put UK 'At Heart Of Europe' In Last-Ditch Bid To Save His Job | Huffpost

Prime minister hopes make-or-break speech will placate angry Labour MPs. ============================================================================================= Starmer vows to put UK ‘At Heart of Europe’ and in that I don’t disagree, but the UK shouldn’t be at the Heart of the EU for that was what Brexit should have been about and not as most appear to believe, to stop…

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Starmer speech latest: Rebel MP pushes ahead with leadership challenge after PM’s speech offers ‘too little too late’ | Independent

PM fights for political life with speech vowing to ‘face up to the big challenges’ ============================================================================================= So Starmer is starting fight for his political life, so what has he been doing for the last 2 years. What is clear is he hasn’t been listening and still isn’t listening. The recent elections were for Local Authority…

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State pension triple lock could face major shake-up | Mirror

The state pension triple lock – long seen as untouchable – is facing mounting pressure ============================================================================================ It is without question the the Pension ‘triple-lock’ does need to be questioned, but that is just one aspect for there are many others MPs salaries, MPs expenses, Golden Handshakes when Ministers, even Prime Ministers…

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Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling | The Guardian

Senior Labour MPs urge prime minister to step down within year as party loses control of 25 English councils and humbled in Wales ============================================================================================= The Local Council elections may now be over, but the pressure on Starmer is still there and as multiplied many times and Starmer needs to start listening. However, Starmer…