Experiences containing work:
- Tax credits should be given to tax payers too!
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The people who work and pay taxes are the ones who benefit from tax credits.
I have a small baby, we live in a house that is freezing and don't qualify for the central heating grant because we work. That...
Read more (written 23rd May). No responses yet. - What I am trying to say is it is unfair...
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What I am trying to say is it is unfair that people who don't and can't be bothered to work get everything handed to them on a plate. They're not going to get off their backside's if everything is...
Read more (written 23rd May). No responses yet. - our councillers get less salary paid...
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our councillers get less salary paid to them so we get better service in Hillingdon. Was just looking at their salaries on the Gazette the highest earns nearly as much as Godon Brown. Gordon Brown is PM.. If they...
Read more (written 23rd May). No responses yet. - My son was 3 when in Nov 2006 he was...
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My son was 3 when in Nov 2006 he was referred by our Health Visitor to a paediatrician because he was suspected to be autistic.......it is now May 2009 and countless appointments (with paediaticians, speech therapy...
Read more (written 23rd May). No responses yet. - Local Authorities clamped down on so...
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Local Authorities clamped down on so called single parents claiming to live alone (when they have a working partner in the house). It makes me sick that me and my partner both work and just about manage to pay our...
Read more (written 24th May). No responses yet. - Rather than job centres, employment ...
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Rather than job centres, employment agencies ie recruitment consultancies were used to find people work.
Read more (written 26th May). No responses yet. - My GP regularly requests that I attend...
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My GP regularly requests that I attend his surgery, 35 miles from where I work, for the same tests which my hospital carries out 2 or 3 times a year. I need a half day off work to do this. If I don't attend...
Read more (written 26th May). No responses yet. - There was a maximum earnings limit for...
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There was a maximum earnings limit for people in public services. Those who do all the work and are the public face of the services - nurses, refuse collectors, midwives, youth workers, teachers etc are rarely...
Read more (written 27th May). No responses yet. - I also think it would be helpful if ...
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I also think it would be helpful if they tried to co-ordinate appointments with different health professionals. My daughter is currently disabled and we are still in the middle of appointments and tests to find...
Read more (written 27th May). No responses yet. - The tapers on in-work Benefit claims...
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The tapers on in-work Benefit claims were reduced from 65%(Housing Benefit) plus 20% (Council Tax Benefit)to, say, 50%(HB) and 10%(CTB). This would incentivise more Benefit claimants to seek work, and save some ...
Read more (written 27th May). No responses yet. - in addition to the compulsory unpaid...
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in addition to the compulsory unpaid work done by those who have recently offended, we should have a national programme where all prisoners are given an allocated amount of community work e.g. cleaning and clearing...
Read more (written 29th May). No responses yet. - That more teachers in local schools ...
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That more teachers in local schools are trained to detect and 'work with' autistic spectrum disorder kids including Asperger syndrome (the hidden disability!)
Read more (written 30th May). No responses yet. - I went to get a new passport (last minute...
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I went to get a new passport (last minute, urgent). I could only get an appointment in Peterborough (tho I live south of London). There was a queue waiting to be allowed through the metal detector (???wtf). There...
Read more (written 4th Jun). No responses yet. - work for the public focused on the customer...
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work for the public focused on the customer and not meeting targets?
The Systems Thinking method produces amazing results - for goodness sake pick up on this - it only works!
Read more (written 5th Jun). 2 responses - I remember using a parking permit shop...
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I remember using a parking permit shop in lambeth in 2005...with a queue of 15 people (2o min waiting list) and my form was returned because it was not in black ink and I was asked to rejoin the back of the queue...
Read more (written 5th Jun). 1 response - You could check if you're registered...
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You could check if you're registered to vote online!
I hadn't received any information about the European elections despite the fact that I voted from the same address in the last elections. The...
Read more (written 5th Jun). No responses yet. - I am a resident in Lewisham and I have...
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I am a resident in Lewisham and I have also worked for the Council, so I have a perspective as a resident with a young family and an officer too.
One thing I would like to see is how to engage people who...
Read more (written 5th Jun). No responses yet. - The NHS and LA designed a computer game...
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The NHS and LA designed a computer game for public use, that allowed me to play about with increasing the price of alcohol, releasing people from prison, changing the tax system, and see what impact it has on front...
Read more (written 8th Jun). No responses yet. - Its not just about front line services...
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Its not just about front line services, its about the root issues. How about each local authority to create something like 'a group local area secret millionaire' - where a large group of well off residents...
Read more (written 8th Jun). No responses yet. - multiple agncies could work together...
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multiple agncies could work together to produce stronger and more resilient community benefit.
I write to introduce OpenStrategies. I will forward more in formation to you by email having seen your closing...
Read more (written 6th Jun). 1 response - ... I could request an appointment in...
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... I could request an appointment in advance at my doctors surgery by email.
Currently I need to phone in at 8.30 on the morning of my preferred day. The problem is I drive to work at that time.
Read more (written 6th Jun). 2 responses - there is less form filling! shouldnt...
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there is less form filling! shouldnt there be a national data base for benefits, tax offices etc ? I have a disabled child and depending on her health is wether i can work or not, each time i have a small change...
Read more (written 7th Jun). 1 response - I want to buy a brownfield site with...
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I want to buy a brownfield site with some industrial buildings (derelict for a decade) to put some sustainable houses on it. This means working out what is acceptable in planning terms. But the council now won&#...
Read more (written 12th Jun). No responses yet. - I have had two procedures done at a ...
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I have had two procedures done at a local hospital which required admission. Each time, there was no follow up appt to ascertain had the procedure worked and if there were any ongoing issues. Shouldn't these...
Read more (written 16th Jun). No responses yet. - what if there was a job share between...
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what if there was a job share between students and working parents. That way the parents get the long holidays with their kids and the students get work during the holidays.
Read more (written 16th Jun). No responses yet. - I proudly possess two CRB Certificates...
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I proudly possess two CRB Certificates. One for my work and one because I'm a Governor of a local Primary School. No change in my circumstances but I'm told the school couldn't accept my existing certificate...
Read more (written 3rd Aug). No responses yet. - Disabled People Deserve this principle to be a reality "Nothing About Us Without Us"
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Give disabled people a more effective, accountable, and democraticly elected voice that meets the simple principles embodied in the concept, "Nothing about us without us".
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Read more (written 20th Aug). No responses yet. - Charging for Care should be based on ability to pay?
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Wouldn't it be better if...
The Big Care Debate actually led to a fairer system for all?. One of the ideas put forward in the new Green Paper "Shaping the Future of Care Together", which government...
Read more (written 20th Aug). No responses yet. - I worked in Local Government but am ...
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I worked in Local Government but am now retired. I was a Chief Work Study Officer. My job was to increase productivity, first by bringing the work rate upto standard and then by giving a bonus of one third extra...
Read more (written 21st Aug). No responses yet. - Joined up Standards
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Central government once and for all began to work joined up. I work in housing and you could say we are a dog with many tails all of which wag us. We are regulated and inspected by many different channels. i...
Read more (written 24th Aug). No responses yet.
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