Can you name one area where things are working better than 13 years ago.

Its good that evidence changes allow a water going to court, but it's often up to 2 years for some cases to come to court, and its not for lack of evidence: distress of victims and accused but proved innocent unimaginable.

Milliedog

And another thing (small rant, here). Our NHS is crumbling. But has anyone else thought that our overweight population has anything to do with this? Type 2 diabetes, usually the result of diet, means that resources are used up treating something that can be dealt with by dietary and lifestyle changes. Many cancers are directly or indirectly related to diet and lifestyle choices, too, as are hip and knee problems. Skinny people also need knee and hip replacements but I don't personally know of any slender people my age who need those ops. My husband keeps chronic back pain (due to injury) at manageable levels by carefully watching his diet. He eats only fruit for lunch and has a small dinner.

Yes, our NHS is crumbling.

The rest is off topic.

Milest0ne

In the last 13 years I have acquired 8 great grandchildren. Nothing could be better than that

You're right. There isn't.

My husband is slim and fit with a bmi of exactly 22 but he is currently waiting for a knee replacement. My sister has just had a knee replacement op and she has also always been slim and active. My father died of complications due to type 2 diabetes and he was never overweight. In fact I can think of several people who have has similar problems and only two or three were overweight. It is not possible to generalise.

Related to my work, Remote Evidence Links.
Being used a lot more in my area, quite simply it enables people to give evidence from a remote location so they aren't in the court building.
Generally used for more serious crimes and for those considered vulnerable however, more flexibility is now coming into play.
It's one aspect of the justice system that is moving forward I think.

It doesnt matter because Putin is going to drown us all as be has taken a particular dislike to UK

Peoples attitude to common decency has worsened. The old "me, me, me" attitude is definitely the standard now. Chikdren allowed to run a muck on electric scooters because they can be bought in shops, noise from houses, inside of cars, mobile phone users, no one seems to talk quietly nowadays. Governments may have faults but we voters do to.

In the last 13 years I have acquired 8 great grandchildren. Nothing could be better than that

Milliedog

And another thing (small rant, here). Our NHS is crumbling. But has anyone else thought that our overweight population has anything to do with this? Type 2 diabetes, usually the result of diet, means that resources are used up treating something that can be dealt with by dietary and lifestyle changes. Many cancers are directly or indirectly related to diet and lifestyle choices, too, as are hip and knee problems. Skinny people also need knee and hip replacements but I don't personally know of any slender people my age who need those ops. My husband keeps chronic back pain (due to injury) at manageable levels by carefully watching his diet. He eats only fruit for lunch and has a small dinner.

I tend to agree. Especially diabetes.

However, we're both slim, never gained since we married (apart from my pregnancies) we've both has TKR. Now you "know" someone.

We were told our TKR were result to hard work and wear?

CoolCoco

Food banks are better

Unfortunately, you are probably right and that there are far more of them too. But I have to say that it's not a better thing but instead it's more of a necessity these days.

And another thing (small rant, here). Our NHS is crumbling. But has anyone else thought that our overweight population has anything to do with this? Type 2 diabetes, usually the result of diet, means that resources are used up treating something that can be dealt with by dietary and lifestyle changes. Many cancers are directly or indirectly related to diet and lifestyle choices, too, as are hip and knee problems. Skinny people also need knee and hip replacements but I don't personally know of any slender people my age who need those ops. My husband keeps chronic back pain (due to injury) at manageable levels by carefully watching his diet. He eats only fruit for lunch and has a small dinner.

It's a No from me. It's depressing particularly in terms of public services which are gradually being starved out of existence. Something else which isn't working as well as 13 years ago? My brain and my memory and I can't blame that on the government.

You could have asked that same question of any other country. Sweden? Terrible problems with gun crime etc in major cities. Same in Germany. France? Riots. Spain? Marches in cities eg Madrid there, too. Our press gives the impression that Britain is crumbling. But looking further afield, I see most European countries are faring no better.

Sadly for me the answer is No

I can recall when I had to factor in time off work to go to a physical bank, queue up, and draw cash money. Mind you that was a lot more than 15 years ago. Now I can get cash out of any ATM. Things like online banking, Paypal and international money transfer have saved me a lot of problems. I dont have to write out cheques and post them off to pay my bills - it all gets done automatically by direct debit.

No longer having to carry cash or cards for making payments. Phone in pocket and good to go! Also far more secure.

pen50

I have a better husband!

I like this! Was it down to a government scheme?!

Salti

1. Much faster internet. 13 years ago I only had 3.4mbps......now average 950mbps.

2. Click and collect.

3. The convenience of doing things on my mobile phone. I just got a renewal reminder by email for a relatives blue badge. I could fill out all the paperwork, take their photo and take photos of their I.D. etc and a press submit. Immediate confirmation of receipt by email. 13 years ago this would have involved physical forms, lots of bits of paper, and actual photos. It would then have to be posted.

4. Contact less payments, with an immediate confirmation to my phone.

Yes, doing things online like renewals of passes, driving licenses, payment of tax, council tax and other bills.
Paying Road Tax is a particular bonus, no need for MOT certificates, Insurance certificates and traipsing along to the Post Office or sending it away. So simple now.

I like the confirmation of bank payments by text too, I can pick up any fraud or mistakes very quickly.

Being able to do more and more things on line though it makes things more difficult in some ways is in many ways a great boon especially for me as I am getting, older, am chronically disabled and have to spend a lot of time in bed or at home.
All from my bed or home - I can bank, have access to unlimited shops, attend church, funerals, educational classes and see and talk to near and distant family. Information on anything is immediately available. I can have immediate access to treasures from institutions across the world. I think it has increased in the last thirteen years and especially following COVID many more talks and events are on zoom as well as in person. I love that I can talk to a GP on the phone since COVID. I do not always need to be seen and it is so much easier for me than going to the surgery. And when I do need to go there are fewer people and much less time to wait. In my Quaker Meeting we now have blended meetings both in person and on zoom, so elderly or sick people can still attend Meeting. Don't get me wrong. There are drawbacks but there are also great advantages in new technology

Billionaire's bank balances have improved for sure, but I can't get an NHS dentist nor can I have free podiatry like I used to have for my deformed feet cos I'm told the NHS doesn't do that anymore. Tories don't want an NHS, cos they don't want to pay the part of their taxes (when they pay them) that covers what they see as other people's treatment.

In terms of renewable energy under the last Labour gov't we bought solar panels & signed up to a scheme that meant we sell our excess electricity back to the national grid, its been fantastic, we get cheap electricity and a payment of a couple of hundred pounds each quarter guaranteed for 25yrs.

When Tories got in they stopped it and gave huge payments to big fuel companies instead.

To me that is the essence of the 2 parties, Tories favour big business whatever they say, Labour help ordinary people.

I can't wait to vote this current load of scheming shysters we call a gov't out.

Pretty good detailed description of what's happening in child and adult general MH services 2507C0.
A huge concern is that there are not enough specialists being trained up right now for the next few years. Outcome of this all too predictable.

Sustainable farming.

Galaxy

This is very specific to my field but we are better at identifying possible autism and other additional needs in children than we were 13 years ago. Unfortunately waiting lists for assessment and diagnosis have lengthened beyond recognition.

I’m quite shocked by this Galaxy! It was my area too before I left a couple years ago. This government savaged our excellent service and now families are waiting and waiting with no support as months and months pass buy and their children struggle educational and socially, getting left behind. Then a host of other problems arise of course, and I can’t tell you the number of young people left undiagnosed because of the huge staff cuts and cull of the most experienced and skilled clinicians plus downbanding of the rest of the staff which meant they had to give up some aspects of their specialist work because job titles changed after the service was designated to be NOT a specialist service. People being sent off to tier one or two community services who were/ are overwhelmed and unable to
hold the most complex cases. A bloody scandal. And I vote Tory! Never again.

Online shopping in various forms has made a great deal of difference for many people.

A degree of more understanding and acceptance of Mental health issues.
However this understanding has been accompanied by the most appalling cut backs - more than other sectors of the NHS - so that people can't get the help they would have done 13 years ago.

1. Much faster internet. 13 years ago I only had 3.4mbps......now average 950mbps.

2. Click and collect.

3. The convenience of doing things on my mobile phone. I just got a renewal reminder by email for a relatives blue badge. I could fill out all the paperwork, take their photo and take photos of their I.D. etc and a press submit. Immediate confirmation of receipt by email. 13 years ago this would have involved physical forms, lots of bits of paper, and actual photos. It would then have to be posted.

4. Contact less payments, with an immediate confirmation to my phone.