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Read The Book
Before the welfare state
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The Greycoat Hospital
The Greycoat Hospital was once a workhouse. It has since been a hospital and a school. It has a very long welfare history. It has now been taken over by the state.
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The Greycoat Hospital
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Education and State
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Selfishness is good: the new morality according to Simon Cowell
SIMON Cowell has told US X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger how much he admires her – for being “selfish and ruthless”. Nicole joined the panel after Cheryl Cole was axed just two weeks into her American dream. In a thinly-veiled … Continue reading
The mob violence: an analysis that will not be made and a reflection on the difficulty of measuring incivility and alienation
The riots in London and elsewhere over the past few days suggest a profound level of underlying incivility and alienation among the young, especially, in Britain. It would b extremely interesting for there to be an analysis of those arrested … Continue reading
Once again, a murderer turns out to have come from a broken home
Anders Beivik, like Raol Moat, the killers of Jamie Bulger and, I would suggest, most others who have hit the headlines as killers, came from a broken home . I wonder if it is particularly significant that he was rejected … Continue reading
Rory McIlroy and reward for good behaviour
Some situations reward bad behaviour and some reward good. On the radio this morning it was interesting to hear that the way Rory McIlroy behaved when he was losing the Masters golf championship has made him well regarded and popular … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Behaviour & Crime
A grim story of unintended consequences
The main impulse of the creation of welfare benefits is to look after the needy. I have argued many times that this kind impulse can lead to unintended and unwanted consequences. The story in the Sun today is one of … Continue reading
What made Lionel Messi
What creates a Lionel Messi? The man is a footballing genius. But what is really exciting about him is that – from what one reads – he is also a nice, modest team player. He is not absurdly vain, like … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Behaviour & Crime
When did something like this happen recently?
The 1953 Cup final, which started with a sensational Lofthouse score in 90 seconds, faded and flared, and then became ‘Matthews’ match’. The giant stadium thundered in tribute. Then came the moment for me. Those two great sportsmen from Bolton, … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Behaviour & Crime
From broken families to ‘evil’
How do we raise empathetic children? “The aim is to produce children who that the world is a safe place, not chidren who grow up unabl to trust adults because they have been beaten or because there is no predictability … Continue reading
“nearly every violent teenage girl I met could trace her problems back to an absent or abusive father”
The tough truth is that fatherless families tend to lead to increased crime among the children. Here is some more of Harriet Sergeant’s excellent reporting from the front line: Hand in hand with violence and gang culture is the high … Continue reading
East Side Story – visit to a charity (2)
I visited Community Links for a second time last week. I have lost most of my notes but here is some of what I remember. 1. Cutbacks to citizens’ advice and legal aid The first thing the policy people at … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Behaviour & Crime, Charity, Parenting, Reform, Welfare benefits