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Swatch sample of 'Sweet Briar' (1900-1910) designed by designed by William Morris, J. Henry Dearle and Kate Faulkner for Morris & Co.

Block-printed cotton and linen.

#© Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2023.

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Far out magazine releases their list of top 10 film trilogies and the Dollars trilogy makes the list

The 3 films in the trilogy are a fist full of dollars. for a few dollars more, and the good the bad and the ugly. The reason why I mention the 3rd one is that we spoofed it for one of the scenes in the original Tolerance film to highlight the issue of Blue Badge abuse. Here is what Far out magazine hade to say about the trilogy itself

The Dollars Trilogy

(Sergio Leone, 1964 – 1966)

There are few films that have been as influential as Sergio Leone’s beloved Dollars Trilogy which is now recognised as the project that solidified the frameworks of the spaghetti western genre. Ranked among the greatest westerns ever made, this is also a great starting point for those who aren’t familiar with Leone’s works.

Although Leone hadn’t planned on making an official trilogy, they inevitably became associated under the banner of the iconic ‘Man with No Name’. A role which made Clint Eastwood a true film star One of the most accessible and enjoyable trilogies on this list, Leone’s work is truly timeless.

Here is Actors Claire Abbot and Kate Faulkner playing the Good the Bad and the ugly spoof in 3 screengrabs taken from the tolerance film.

Here is Claire Abbot playing the Clint Eastwood part in 2 screengrabs taken from the tolerance film Also included a 2 behind the scenes taken by Rob Martin of the sequence been set up with actors Kate Faulkner Claire Abbot DOP Ian Medley and Director Richard Hellawell

New Material

To learn more about The Good The Bad and the Ugly click here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bchF3v9LCk&list=PLPMadem14HDA-WEnb-NOJqKqQz2Hgp7xu&index=24

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Morris & Co fabrics taken from a swatch sample book of 58 pieces of block-printed cotton and linen (British, 1900-1910). Designs by William Morris, John Henry Dearle, Kate Faulkner.

Images and text information courtesy V&A.

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‘Blossom.’

Wallpaper design by Kate Faulkner for Morris & Co. Reprinted circa 1955 by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd.

Image and text information courtesy V&A.

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Tolerance Project Blog When i’m feeling Blue

Introduction

Hello there and welcome to a blog called When I’m feeling Blue which looks at the issue of Blue Badge Abuse.

It it was one of the issues we covered when we made the Tolerance film picture the scene our Heroine Julie gets to work and finds that her taxi cannot drop her off in the disabled space, which has the extra space for wheelchairs, because someone is abusing their Orange Badge. (It is a Blue Badge now it changed colour in April 2000).

The Blue badge scheme itself was extended in 2019 to cover people with hidden disabilities such as mental health and Autism

This Happened on the 20th of August 2019 click on this link to find out more information https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49521867

It is a sad fact, but true that non-disabled people do abuse the disabled badge scheme and disabled parking spaces. In the film, Julie gets to shoot the offender in a spoof of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. I wish we could do that in real life, but the offender does get wheelclamped in the film. Quite right too.

It is also annoying that there are not enough people to enforce the abuse of parking in disabled spaces by non-disabled people. If it were up to me, I would fine and wheelclamp the lot of them, with on the spot fines It seems a lot of people agree with me read this http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cheating-drivers-who-park-disabled-8646293?utm_content=buffercc276&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

I am not joking some 20 years later Disabled badge abuse does still goes on if only by small minority here are the cold hard facts

Every year £46 million is left uncollected in Blue Badge costs as a result of this extra money is passed on to members of the public who pay for the shortfall in extra taxes so how is the system being abused well the 2 most common ways of committing fraud using a blue badge is that the details on the badges themselves are being altered usually by changing the expiry dates on them normal badges have to be renewed every 3 years Fradsters get hold of the badges and change the dates for 5 or 10 years in some cases so that can get the lovely Free parking that disabled people enjoy they offer a disabled person hundreds of pounds for their badge the going rate for this is about £500 they ether take the badge with clock remove the genuine disabled persons photo with one of there own and change the details or photo copy the badge and put it in their car

The other way that blue badges are misused is that your only supposed to use the Blue badge when the person that the badge is issued for is in the vehicle themselves

members of family will rightly or wrongly will use the badge to free park in an area when the person the badge is issued for is not in the car bus or taxi

Not to give abled bodied motorists ideas but this news in the telegraph newspaper also mentions how they are getting away with Blue badge badge fraud click on the link here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/31/able-bodied-motorists-getting-away-disabled-parking-fraud/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw

In 2012 security measures on the Blue badges were tightened up

1. Serial number on the badge is longer it now features more information such as the month and year you were born

2. Badge now has a hologram embedded in it like your credit or bank card which should make it harder for criminals to copy

3. The photo of the Blue Badge user is now printed digitally so criminals’ will not just be able to cover up your details with their own

So what would might happen if you miss use your blue badge

You could be issued with a warning if it’s a first time offence Blue badges are the property of local councils. Your local authority can take your blue badge away or withdraw an existing one if you are found to be misusing it.

If you have committed an offence relating to a blue badge, you may also be fined up to £1000 plus any additional penalty for any related parking offence

If you do apply for a Blue badge please be aware of the Scam websites you can find out about them here http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/15129344.Disabled_people_applying_for_a_blue_badge_warned_of_scam_websites_that_charge_for_application_process/?ref=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Also if you have a blue badge keep it safe http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34020743

In Summary

The Blue Badge Scheme is a lifeline for many disabled people and without it , there would be many Disabled People who would be housebound , and loose the little independence that they do have.

In addition The Corona Virus has meant that the number of Disabled Parking Bays available to Disabled People has reduced, this too has had a detrimental impact on the day to day lives and independence of people living with a disability

When we started Tolerance some Twenty Years ago, we were a group of disabled people who wanted to do friendship our way, full of Fun , laughter , and friendships that have lasted a lifetime . Over the years , however The Tolerance Project and in Particular the Tolerance film we were given the opportunity to make have provided us with a platform to highlight what life is like living with a disability in Britain Today. I and the members of Tolerance would like to thank you for reading this blog, and ask that you share it as widely as possible so that we can raise awareness and start positive conversations about the challenges that are important to Disabled People so that we can continue to work together to find solutions , and continue to promote the Social Model of Disability , where the emphasis is placed on Society changing their attitudes and policies , rather than disabled people having to feel that the challenges they live with day to day are a burden .

Notes

This blog has been a long time in the making the version your reading now was first written in 2012 its sat on my computer for 11 years because I didn’t know how to complete it Thank you Gemma Blagbourgh for helping me finish it I hope when you read its been well worth the wait.

The blog also includes material Ability Not Inability Producers Commentary Part 3 Employment

Pictures

1 and 2 and 3 Julie takes care of her boss abuising a disabled parking badge Clint Eastwood Style Screengrabs taken from the Tolerance film with thanks to Ian Medley

4)An example of a blue disabled Badge

If you have read this blog and want to find out more about the Tolerance Project please click on the above link for our Godundme page https://gofund.me/5cf25de4

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