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There are several posts I have pending, but I wanted one tiny bit of squee.
Lois McMaster Bujold, who is clearly a very intelligent woman gives a CD out with the copy of Cryoburn I got from the library. On this CD is the complete Miles Vorkosigan saga, including Cyroburn to copy and share freely.
Awesome, awesome, awesome.
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On fraud and DLA
The most recent figures on fraud and error in DLA I can find are from 2004
They found that overpayments from fraud accounted for 0.5% of DLA spending. Overpayments due to official error came to 0.8%. Note, more money is being lost through accidental errors on the part of the government than from fraudulent claims. [1] Dwarfing both of these is ( Read more... ) -
Really Big Society
I was struck by a thought while reading this:
Perhaps he and the 22 millionaires among fellow ministers who attend cabinet meetings regard constructing the "big society" as a sufficiently charitable contribution in itself.
Our current government seems inordinately keen on cutting services like 47% of Oxforshire's librarys and 20% of DLA, ( Read more... ) -
PIP and DLA reform
This is more of a giant link post that a personal response. All of these are worth reading in detail.
Obviously first off I should mention my friend darwinian_woman's post from whom I snagged many of these links
Next step you should take is to go look at the actual consultation document . Note that the change will be going ahead anyway - this is only to ( Read more... ) -
to think positively and try implement a routine
R and I feel that the NHS is pretty much tossing me out into the ocean to sink or swim. The only thing we can think of to help is to force me into a routine.
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Psych appointment
Shit wallowly post. Only read if desperately interested in the current state of all my blood appointments. ( Lots of mentions of depression, self-harm, suicidal behavior ) -
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Rhys wants to see people in Oxford on Saturday daytime. Neither he or I are doing brilliantly, but we'd both like to be out of the house.
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Lip Service
Actually it wasn't that bad. Lots of lesbian and bisexual women, lots of pretty girls snogging each other and a mystery plotline. Not to keen with the straight guy in love with a lesbian plotline, but I'd watch other episode.
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