Wellbeing

  • Welfare call: Ill girl

    In a general welfare call, a single girl in Royal Berkshire Hospital was seen looking distressed in an entrance to the Hospital. It’s not known who she is or why she was there.

    Any information relating to this individual is helpful. It should be passed onto a relevant public body for analysis, and care.

  • The sad truths of being homeless

    The startling truth is homelessness affects pretty much anyone it afflicts. There are those who say they came close to it, but most have succumbed. This is the evil, the scourge of our modern day reality. It’s a brutal reality check for those more prone to believing it’s going to be okay.

    A bed outside Portcullis House

    Our society suggests homelessness affects someone as part of the many ways in which we feel besieged. We feel let down, upset, and depressed in life. These are ways in which it can get to people. If you speak to homeless people in other parts of Europe, you’ll hear a very similar story.

  • Welfare call: Pair of young men

    In a general welfare call, two young men spotted in a John Lewis & Partners shop in Reading today have caused concern.

    Any information relating to these individuals is helpful. It should be passed onto a relevant public body for analysis, and care.

  • Canada looks to build back better

    The triumph of Donald Trump has pulled Canada into close quarters and into a new sort of limelight. He keeps mentioning it as a 51st state. It’s an awkard request for a country that knows it still owes itself to the Crown. Yet the overtures are flattering in a time when being noticed gets you to places anyway.

    However, it’s the sort of popularity that puts some people on edge. If a rebound from Canada is on the cards it might do it for Trump too. It has already started to make sure plans. The stepping down of Justin Trudeau has come at a shaky time. If a rocky start is ahead for a new incumbent it will include outreach.

    It looks like Canada already has a new drive behind it that’s epitomised in part by a bunch of business people getting together. The new Apprentice-looking type of formation, called ‘Build Canada’, is an enterprising initiative with an optimistic goal in mind: to make it the richest country in the world.

    It’s led by a top team. It’s worth taking a look if you’re Canadian. The rest of us will have to wait. They’ve got a lot of experience. It’s also a Canada-first project that draws swords early. The priorities listed so far are in the trending category of popular culture. If it can pack a punch in a competitive arena isn’t yet clear.