The news from the UK for the home sick Brits
Re: The news from the UK for the home sick Brits
by GreekIslandGirl » Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:04 am
It's all proportional. The fact it's so rife in the UK is why it is making news. Bury your racist head in the sand if it comforts you.
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Re: The news from the UK for the home sick Brits
by yialousa1971 » Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:37 am
GreekIslandGirl wrote:It's all proportional. The fact it's so rife in the UK is why it is making news. Bury your racist head in the sand if it comforts you.
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Re: The news from the UK for the home sick Brits
by supporttheunderdog » Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:41 am
GreekIslandGirl wrote:It's all proportional. The fact it's so rife in the UK is why it is making news. Bury your racist head in the sand if it comforts you.
you are the racist here!
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Re: The news from the UK for the home sick Brits
by yialousa1971 » Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:41 am
Shelton benefits blunder victim Chris Cann dies
TRIPLE amputee Chris Cann has been found dead in his house – just months after being told he had to undergo a medical assessment to prove he could not work.
Police were called to the address in Cauldon Road, Shelton, on Saturday evening after a carer found the 57-year-old's body.
FIGHT FOR FUNDS: Chris Cann, aged 57, of Shelton, was housebound after losing both legs and a finger to diabetes.
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Officers say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and friends suspect Chris may have suffered a heart attack.
Chris, who was housebound after losing both legs and a finger to diabetes, was told in August that he would have to undergo medical tests in order to receive the new Employment and Support Allowance.
He believed such an assessment would be a waste of time and money, as he was clearly unfit for work.
The Department for Work and Pensions later told Chris that he would not have to attend the assessment, after The Sentinel highlighted his case.
But Chris's friend Barry Seckerson believes the ordeal made his last few months much harder than they ought to have been.
Chris had also been mourning the death of his partner of 11 years, Emma Wilson, who died shortly before he was told about the tests.
Barry, aged 72, from Oakhill, said: "I met Chris about 10 years ago, and I've been friends with him ever since. He was a rough diamond, with a heart of gold.
"When he got that letter saying he had to go for an assessment or his benefits would be cut off he came and asked me what he should do. I told him he should go to The Sentinel, and fortunately that helped sort out the situation.
"I told Chris he should never have come out of hospital, but he wanted his independence.
"It costs a lot less to care for someone in the community so he should have got a lot more help.
"There are probably thousands of people who are going through the same thing as Chris did.
"They wanted to know if he was fit to work, but now everyone can see just how ill he was.
"At the end, he was still having problems getting the severe disability premium, which he should have been entitled to and would have meant another £52 a week.
"I last saw him about 10 days ago and I could see that he was really ill.
"But his spirits were still up, he wasn't depressed."
Chris, who worked in the fast food industry for 30 years, was diagnosed with diabetes six years ago.
His left leg was removed in January after he developed ulcers, followed by the right one in the summer.
Chris was due to receive two prosthetic legs, which he hoped would help restore some normality in his life.
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "Officers attended an address in Cauldon Road, Shelton at 7.50pm on Saturday following the discovery of a man's body.
"There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
"Formal identification has been done and it is Christopher Cann, aged 57. A report is being prepared for HM Coroner."
To pay your respects to Chris, email [email protected]
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Sh ... story.html
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by sarah_10
Sunday, December 16 2012, 11:08PM
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“Dear Sentinel
Can you please set up campaign to highlight what is going on with our disabled people in out county and lets find out how many are at risk and are suffering in this way. I feel sick to the core this is going on and these people re being left to die in fear and isolation. This is 2012 an we have this happening on our doorstep, and what I have heard it is happening across the country too . Please ask all MP for comments as we want action to stop this happening again and they can help if they choose too. What is our country coming too, this is not the 2012 legacy we were all waiting and hoping for. Ver very sad.”
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by Backdoored
Saturday, December 15 2012, 8:32PM
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“Another case of incompetent administrators, sitting behind large shiny desks in warm offices -going home in warm comfy cars to their warm comfortable homes and families.... after a day fumbling through the paperwork -with one eye on the clock, unaware of the gravity of their responsibilities..... just another N.I. No.”
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by Nezzer89
Saturday, December 15 2012, 7:53PM
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“What a shame, RIP.”
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by Wazzamatter
Saturday, December 15 2012, 7:36PM
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“It won't be long before the only people recognised as disabled by our government will be the ones who are bed bound AND permanently in hospital or a care home.
If the government closed ALL the tax loopholes and forced ALL the rich people and companies in the UK to pay the amount of tax that they should be paying, within a year, we could pay the national debt off completely and give the disabled MORE money instead of leaving them with virtually nothing!”
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by splinterscat
Friday, December 14 2012, 8:18PM
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“similar situation, housebound past 7 months, no help,(have to get someone to come 15 miles to just get me a loaf of bread, yet live above a shop, 4 heart attacks, had amputatio twice severe neuropathy, no severe disability premium, got my letter this morning....just wish more chance of stroger heart attacks
RIP Chris....least you are out of it”
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by DRDAVIDATOSKI
Friday, December 14 2012, 7:22PM
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“Thanks for keeping use up to date. RIP Chris”
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by warren-lloyd
Friday, December 14 2012, 4:58AM
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“I agree with the sentiments about the UK caring system, and you have to look at the Diabetic care given to this poor guy. RIP Mr. Cann.”
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by ExRhodesian
Thursday, December 13 2012, 10:08PM
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“At peace, at last. Deepest sympathies to all family and friends”
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by NOONESHOME
Thursday, December 13 2012, 7:29PM
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“A testament to our wonderful caring system.Works and pensions have a lot to answer for here.
RIP Mr cann.”
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by anonfromstoke
Thursday, December 13 2012, 7:27PM
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“R I P should never have been put through that kind of stress in the first place , how many more have to die before that tory muppett cameron admits he's got it ALL wrong , worst prime minister in the history of british politics , by a long way !”
TRIPLE amputee Chris Cann has been found dead in his house – just months after being told he had to undergo a medical assessment to prove he could not work.
Police were called to the address in Cauldon Road, Shelton, on Saturday evening after a carer found the 57-year-old's body.
FIGHT FOR FUNDS: Chris Cann, aged 57, of Shelton, was housebound after losing both legs and a finger to diabetes.
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Officers say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and friends suspect Chris may have suffered a heart attack.
Chris, who was housebound after losing both legs and a finger to diabetes, was told in August that he would have to undergo medical tests in order to receive the new Employment and Support Allowance.
He believed such an assessment would be a waste of time and money, as he was clearly unfit for work.
The Department for Work and Pensions later told Chris that he would not have to attend the assessment, after The Sentinel highlighted his case.
But Chris's friend Barry Seckerson believes the ordeal made his last few months much harder than they ought to have been.
Chris had also been mourning the death of his partner of 11 years, Emma Wilson, who died shortly before he was told about the tests.
Barry, aged 72, from Oakhill, said: "I met Chris about 10 years ago, and I've been friends with him ever since. He was a rough diamond, with a heart of gold.
"When he got that letter saying he had to go for an assessment or his benefits would be cut off he came and asked me what he should do. I told him he should go to The Sentinel, and fortunately that helped sort out the situation.
"I told Chris he should never have come out of hospital, but he wanted his independence.
"It costs a lot less to care for someone in the community so he should have got a lot more help.
"There are probably thousands of people who are going through the same thing as Chris did.
"They wanted to know if he was fit to work, but now everyone can see just how ill he was.
"At the end, he was still having problems getting the severe disability premium, which he should have been entitled to and would have meant another £52 a week.
"I last saw him about 10 days ago and I could see that he was really ill.
"But his spirits were still up, he wasn't depressed."
Chris, who worked in the fast food industry for 30 years, was diagnosed with diabetes six years ago.
His left leg was removed in January after he developed ulcers, followed by the right one in the summer.
Chris was due to receive two prosthetic legs, which he hoped would help restore some normality in his life.
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "Officers attended an address in Cauldon Road, Shelton at 7.50pm on Saturday following the discovery of a man's body.
"There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
"Formal identification has been done and it is Christopher Cann, aged 57. A report is being prepared for HM Coroner."
To pay your respects to Chris, email [email protected]
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Sh ... story.html
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by sarah_10
Sunday, December 16 2012, 11:08PM
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“Dear Sentinel
Can you please set up campaign to highlight what is going on with our disabled people in out county and lets find out how many are at risk and are suffering in this way. I feel sick to the core this is going on and these people re being left to die in fear and isolation. This is 2012 an we have this happening on our doorstep, and what I have heard it is happening across the country too . Please ask all MP for comments as we want action to stop this happening again and they can help if they choose too. What is our country coming too, this is not the 2012 legacy we were all waiting and hoping for. Ver very sad.”
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by Backdoored
Saturday, December 15 2012, 8:32PM
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“Another case of incompetent administrators, sitting behind large shiny desks in warm offices -going home in warm comfy cars to their warm comfortable homes and families.... after a day fumbling through the paperwork -with one eye on the clock, unaware of the gravity of their responsibilities..... just another N.I. No.”
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by Nezzer89
Saturday, December 15 2012, 7:53PM
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“What a shame, RIP.”
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by Wazzamatter
Saturday, December 15 2012, 7:36PM
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“It won't be long before the only people recognised as disabled by our government will be the ones who are bed bound AND permanently in hospital or a care home.
If the government closed ALL the tax loopholes and forced ALL the rich people and companies in the UK to pay the amount of tax that they should be paying, within a year, we could pay the national debt off completely and give the disabled MORE money instead of leaving them with virtually nothing!”
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Click to rate Rating 13
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by splinterscat
Friday, December 14 2012, 8:18PM
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“similar situation, housebound past 7 months, no help,(have to get someone to come 15 miles to just get me a loaf of bread, yet live above a shop, 4 heart attacks, had amputatio twice severe neuropathy, no severe disability premium, got my letter this morning....just wish more chance of stroger heart attacks
RIP Chris....least you are out of it”
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Click to rate Rating 15
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by DRDAVIDATOSKI
Friday, December 14 2012, 7:22PM
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“Thanks for keeping use up to date. RIP Chris”
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Click to rate Rating 10
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by warren-lloyd
Friday, December 14 2012, 4:58AM
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“I agree with the sentiments about the UK caring system, and you have to look at the Diabetic care given to this poor guy. RIP Mr. Cann.”
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Click to rate Rating 18
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by ExRhodesian
Thursday, December 13 2012, 10:08PM
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“At peace, at last. Deepest sympathies to all family and friends”
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Click to rate Rating 19
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by NOONESHOME
Thursday, December 13 2012, 7:29PM
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“A testament to our wonderful caring system.Works and pensions have a lot to answer for here.
RIP Mr cann.”
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Click to rate Rating 34
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by anonfromstoke
Thursday, December 13 2012, 7:27PM
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“R I P should never have been put through that kind of stress in the first place , how many more have to die before that tory muppett cameron admits he's got it ALL wrong , worst prime minister in the history of british politics , by a long way !”
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Re: The news from the UK for the home sick Brits
by Milo » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:51 am
OMG is this woman and her cohorts still allowed to make racist remarks on this forum? I'm surprised that these two still ruin what is normally an interesting forum with their hate their sickness and their twisted logic.
It would take seconds to list the faults of Cyprus especially lately when it's starting to suffer enormously because of past mistakes, but instead these two pillocks turn their attention to the UK.
Get a life back in Cyprus, or Greece, leave the UK to people who have less hatred than you, why live there? I really got peed off with Cyprus, so I left......do us all a favour and go and live where you'll possibly be happy.
By the way I have many old age pensioners in my family, they average around £300 per week on a pension ( with extras) there is billions waiting in unclaimed benefits for British pensioners ( who don't have private pensions) luckily some have rellies like me who know what they should be on.
Pensioners in Cyprus are suffering already, they are about to suffer more, if you are out of work for more than six months in Cyprus what other help is there? Already the Police are going to check at airports if you owe the state money! God help Cyprus she needs our full sympathy for her future which looks incredibly bad for many of its citizens.
Yet you look all over this forum and none of Cyprus's current problems barely gets a mention
I would say get behind your country, come back and start business's, pay taxes, ignore the useless civil servants and put in computerised systems, change the land registry, get making money and don't take it to Swiss banks!
It would take seconds to list the faults of Cyprus especially lately when it's starting to suffer enormously because of past mistakes, but instead these two pillocks turn their attention to the UK.
Get a life back in Cyprus, or Greece, leave the UK to people who have less hatred than you, why live there? I really got peed off with Cyprus, so I left......do us all a favour and go and live where you'll possibly be happy.
By the way I have many old age pensioners in my family, they average around £300 per week on a pension ( with extras) there is billions waiting in unclaimed benefits for British pensioners ( who don't have private pensions) luckily some have rellies like me who know what they should be on.
Pensioners in Cyprus are suffering already, they are about to suffer more, if you are out of work for more than six months in Cyprus what other help is there? Already the Police are going to check at airports if you owe the state money! God help Cyprus she needs our full sympathy for her future which looks incredibly bad for many of its citizens.
Yet you look all over this forum and none of Cyprus's current problems barely gets a mention
I would say get behind your country, come back and start business's, pay taxes, ignore the useless civil servants and put in computerised systems, change the land registry, get making money and don't take it to Swiss banks!-
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Re: The news from the UK for the home sick Brits
by supporttheunderdog » Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:07 pm
Hi Milo
Nice to have your voice of sanity .....
The Chutzpah of some of these individuals is amazing:
one has for example GiG/Oracle making generalisations about racism of British political parties (which I think shows more about her personal prejudices) while in another topic she praises that arch-racist, Nick Griffin, of the BNP. see http://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus39441-10.html?hilit=nick#p737589
I am not even sure she has read UKIP's manifesto on Immigration,
The key point is not that these things happen in the UK but not elswhere, but that the UK press will report them, which may not happen elsewhere.
Nice to have your voice of sanity .....
The Chutzpah of some of these individuals is amazing:
one has for example GiG/Oracle making generalisations about racism of British political parties (which I think shows more about her personal prejudices) while in another topic she praises that arch-racist, Nick Griffin, of the BNP. see http://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus39441-10.html?hilit=nick#p737589
I am not even sure she has read UKIP's manifesto on Immigration,
The key point is not that these things happen in the UK but not elswhere, but that the UK press will report them, which may not happen elsewhere.
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Re: The news from the UK for the home sick Brits
by yialousa1971 » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:16 pm
supporttheunderdog wrote:Hi Milo
Nice to have your voice of sanity .....
The Chutzpah of some of these individuals is amazing:
one has for example GiG/Oracle making generalisations about racism of British political parties (which I think shows more about her personal prejudices) while in another topic she praises that arch-racist, Nick Griffin, of the BNP. see http://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus39441-10.html?hilit=nick#p737589
I am not even sure she has read UKIP's manifesto on Immigration,
The key point is not that these things happen in the UK but not elswhere, but that the UK press will report them, which may not happen elsewhere.
Do you speak Yiddish too?
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Re: The news from the UK for the home sick Brits
by supporttheunderdog » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:31 pm
no but with the Chutzpah you display one must ask if you are not Jewish,
(the English language is almost a big a user of loan words as Yiddish)
(the English language is almost a big a user of loan words as Yiddish)
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Re: The news from the UK for the home sick Brits
by yialousa1971 » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:20 pm
supporttheunderdog wrote:no but with the Chutzpah you display one must ask if you are not Jewish,
(the English language is almost a big a user of loan words as Yiddish)
So you're a Hebrew Saxon.
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Re: The news from the UK for the home sick Brits
by supporttheunderdog » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:25 pm
and what if I am? I know I have some Irish Ancestry so that makes me part Kelt or Celt,,,,
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