#frothers Unite!! Time for change.

[northernmonkey]

Hello to all you #frothers
Thought I'd take the liberty of starting us a nice new thread as the other is getting rather full. :)

Next week I will froth about erosion of employment rights, TUPE and possibly WorkFare but I have to do some other work this week.

And MmeL you couldn't possibly hog the blog. Not while we're all going "Yes, yes I agree!".

It doesn't matter who the speaker is, it's the voice that counts

Hi all.

Feeling a bit flat, but still frothing gently away.

The blog is looking amazing.

Lots of good stuff going on on Twitter too. Other groups are adopting the #frothers hashtag.

I think regular breaks from frothing are needed to preserve sanity. I had a break over the weekend. Did me the world of good. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed and crushed with the weight of it all but I'm revitalised now.

I agree. What's important is the stuff gets out there. For those of us that can only froth impotently from the tech sidelines, we salute you.

How's it hanging there Shirl?

I'm OK Hully - work been busy this week and my weekend was manic as well, so definitely feeling tired! (Not to be helped by yet another manic weekend coming up )

Read an interesting piece about care homes (and watched something on BBC Breakfast this morning)

I don't think we've touched on the elderly ( IYKWIM) yet have we?

I'm tring to get my head around teens and the effect on their metal health.

Every 30 minutes a teenager cuts, burns or scalds themselves.

And that is current. A statistic that can only get worse with the lack of hope and cuts to CAMHS, Connexions, child poverty, lack of employment, tuition fees, the way some elements of media portray and support the myth of a feral generation...

A pretty bleak future.

I'm doing a lot of reading between the work I should be doing.

That should be mental health.

Sorry.

Ok, have put the post on Frothers too.

here

Interesting to see the teens on the Amish talking about the attractions of the simple life. Except the confident one who simnply couldn't bear it, of course.

Right. I've now got a stupid bastard gmail thing THANK YOU dearestr Katie.

How do I sign in to the bog? It keeps telling me to start a new one...

Do you need me to send you an invite, Hully?

I think I've had about fifty...I'll try again.

I will totally understand if you all gang up and shoot me. I would.

Maybe you need it sent to your new Gmail account though?

I DONE IT!

I'm on the list.

Now, where are my Powers?

HURRAH

Hurry and froth before your powers leave you

Hurrah!!!!!

Saw that too Shirley - about the collapse of care home operator Southern Cross, and concerns about the financial health of other such companies. The gov aren't paying the true cost of the care they buy so putting huge pressure on these companies.

The worrying question that no one seems to want to answer is what happens to all the vulnerable people if another group were to collapse. The government are supposed to be "looking at it" in the New Year, don't hold your breath I would say.

my name is on th elist of contribs, but I can't work out to actually say anything...

never mind. incy wincy teeny steps.

KateMiddIeton - the thought of Hully pressing buttons and that happening made me snort!

I'm gonna blow th ewhole tinterweb up in a mo.

Techy-types, there are a load of petition and info links on the old thread. If anyone is feeling very bored frothy it might be good to bring them across? There's save NHS, EMA, Sure Start and others.

Do we want a contact us tab for our Facebook and Twitter details and a contact to email to offer articles?

We can also allow comments to suggest causes and information.

Ooh - should we have an info tab too or just keep it on the bottom of the blogs?

I am saying all this but I don't have any time to do it soon

You lot are fucking amazing. I'm on the other side of the world now but have been watching what's happening with utter horror. Will post about your activism on this site tomorrow www.thethread.com.au and start RTs too. Keep up the good fight and all that.

Thank you Lorem

Hully would you like to comment on one of the posts already on the blog? As a gentle start?