Thomas_More
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I am considered an alarmist here. However, I would be cautious about pronouncements on the Leninist site you link to. Especially with talk of “fascism”, which is an obsession with Leninist leftists, as “Nazism” is constantly being heard from Moscow.
Yes, services and “benefits” are being cut, and the Leyen-Macron-Merz-UK mob are militarizing, but for what actual purpose is not really clear: ostensibly to keep the Kiev regime standing.
What I would like to see here however, instead of contemptuous (?) silence at my own alarmism, is a proper SPGB analysis based on Socialist awareness, as opposed to Leftist “Fascism is on the march!” hysteria from a Bolshevist website.
No restrictions on range of missiles to be supplied to Ukraine (Merz).
No surplus value to be squeezed from the elderly, so feed them less.
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Reports indicate that some UK hospitals are reducing or removing hospital meal provisions for elderly patients, a move criticized as budget cuts and a potential neglect of basic needs. This has raised concerns about elderly patients being left hungry and undernourished while in hospitals.
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Reduced Meal Provisions:
Reports suggest that the NHS is scaling back hospital meal provisions for elderly patients, potentially impacting their ability to receive adequate nutrition.
Concerns about Malnutrition:
Organizations like Age UK have expressed concerns about the high number of older people leaving hospitals malnourished, citing issues with food access and assistance with eating.
Impact on Patients:
Some elderly patients struggle to eat due to physical limitations, and reports highlight instances where they are not receiving the necessary help with food preparation or eating.
Budget Cuts:
The decision to reduce meal provisions is being attributed to budget cuts within the NHS, raising questions about the prioritization of patient needs.
Legal and Ethical Concerns:
The move has sparked debate about whether these cuts are legal and whether the NHS is upholding its commitment to providing adequate care for all patients.Merz puts end to Nordstream.
US still behind sending European troops to Ukraine.
How do you stand it when circulating in daily life and hearing workers all around you moaning about “immigrants”, “foreigners”, “asylum seekers”?
What do you say when people agree about some things and you begin to warm to them, but then they start on about “it’s the immigrants’ fault” and start with common racist rubbish?
And no, there isn’t time to give them a crash course in working class unity, social history or capitalism; and they wouldn’t appreciate it or think about it anyway. They also despise Starmer, distrust Labour, support strikes, but still say “We’re British, innit?”
It must be nice to be amongst young cosmopolitans in a mixed metropolis with university degrees. The trouble is, they might be “better educated” and not hate immigrants, but they support European rearmament and a rise in profits.
So, surrounded by the former or the latter merry bunch every day, with fifty shots of racism on one side and militarism on the other, for every two shots of socialism we might get off, how the hell do we cope?
