http://www.haloscan.com/ Latest comments for smcg1967. Syndicated by HaloScan http://www.haloscan.com/ http://www.haloscan.com/halolink.gif http://www.haloscan.com/ 88 31 Commenting Powered by HaloScan.com http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_55_page14/?src=hsr#76072 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:53:42 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_55_page14/?src=hsrs#76072 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_55_page14/?src=hsrs#76072 I will be interested to see the results of this, this is an area I did some work in in the late 90's and early 20's. As you state there does appear to be a correlation between problematic use and financial exclusion, it is this link between harm and exclusion that interests me the most. That significant drug use exists in the absence of financial and other issues cannot be forgotten (unless o... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_55_page14/?src=hsr#75842 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:40:23 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_55_page14/?src=hsrs#75842 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_55_page14/?src=hsrs#75842 This looks like a very worthwhile project on an important and much overlooked issue. One aspect that seems to be absent though is regards criminality, specifically how the criminalisation of users (either purely by dint of their use or through related offending to support their use) and criminal records impacts on financial and other forms of exclusion (consider, for example the difference between... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsr#72698 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:37:00 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsrs#72698 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsrs#72698 Thanks for this. Its hard to make sense of all the shit this lot at the nta and government are sending out at the moment. I hate what is happening to my service and I hate what is happening to my clients. As we need to bring more and more people in to meet "targets" we have to spend less time with them. Then there are people who are just brought in through DIP because they're drunk and a bit coked http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_18_page14/?src=hsr#70688 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:05:03 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_18_page14/?src=hsrs#70688 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_18_page14/?src=hsrs#70688 at last some sense.especially about a populist/establishment media http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsr#69793 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:36:35 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsrs#69793 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsrs#69793 Really interesting stuff.Thanks. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsr#69134 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:50:48 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsrs#69134 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsrs#69134 Hi Sara its good to have you back - I have a propensity for your blog. How has it happened than no one else has raised this - after all it is going to affect a lot of us. John http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsr#69133 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:53:04 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsrs#69133 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_54_page14/?src=hsrs#69133 This will help some of my clients in particular those who are having to lie to the dole in order to get their benefits and come here (we run a day programme). Its hard because they can't go on the sick but they have to fullfill the jobseeking requirements and so they get forced to lie. At least the treatment allowance will mean they no longer have to do this. I'm worried about the time I'm going t... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_49_page14/?src=hsr#66414 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:04:20 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_49_page14/?src=hsrs#66414 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_49_page14/?src=hsrs#66414 looks a very interesting site this- looking forward to getting a good read over the hols- thanks for the heads up--Grant http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_49_page14/?src=hsr#62974 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:50:01 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_49_page14/?src=hsrs#62974 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_49_page14/?src=hsrs#62974 I very much doubt its true that the NTA weren't involved in the strategy at an early stage and I'm sure they had the same opportunities as everyone else to contribute to the consultation - and should have done so. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_49_page14/?src=hsr#62967 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:00:14 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_49_page14/?src=hsrs#62967 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/smcg1967/rw_unique_entry_id_49_page14/?src=hsrs#62967 Nice analysis, seems pretty spot on, although I think we're all a little guilty of treading softer than we'd like, even when trying to be honestly critical (I'd ask why - how much worse can it get? but fear we all know the answer). Admittedly haven't had time to read all the links so daresay there's some more in depth analysis which tears into some of the poorer highlights of the year from our lea...