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Is Britain Broken?

(153 Posts)
Daisymae Mon 07-Nov-22 07:54:00

You have to wonder. Amid all this chaos I read today that Whitehall have spent £500,000 on sleep apps that play bedtime stories etc. Yet schools are in disrepair and are even hungry. Distopian or what?

Chocolatelovinggran Mon 07-Nov-22 07:38:51

The view from the foodbank at which I volunteer is a bit scary. Each Monday, we have been accustomed to giving out about 50 parcels. That has crept up over the last couple of months to 80+ and last week, 106..
The shelves were bare when we left. The Tuesday team were making last minute plans to fill the spaces .
On the positive side, my local schools are doing a great job - happy children, good results, inclusive ethos. Thank you school staff.

vegansrock Mon 07-Nov-22 07:02:37

Thinking about the various ways the infrastructure of this country is broken, I’m wondering does anything work in this country?
Railways? Buses? Health service?Social care ? police? immigration? education ? mental health ? housing?
or are we just wallowing in the shit on our beaches? Even food banks are struggling.
Not a good look.