Co-conspirators will remember when Guido first reported the existence of Labour’s upcoming “Growth and Innovation series” – billed as “a unique opportunity to engage with Labour’s plan to kickstart economic growth.” The first event was scheduled for 23 June and would feature Rachel Reeves and Jonathan Reynolds. Only £5,000 per head…
Now the event and presumably all of the subsequent ones have been cancelled thanks to low demand from the public affairs world – most of which is cutting spending. Thanks to Reeves’ budget…
The party claimed it was hosting the new now-cancelled events because its expensive business meet and greets at conference had sold out. That’s not what businesses have been reporting…
Labour hasn’t said when its “postponed” event will be rescheduled. Guido victory…
Speaking on Times Radio, former Home Secretary David Blunkett spoke about overdiagnosis of mental problems:
“Let’s distinguish those who are really severely mentally ill, diagnosed with things that require prolonged medical and diagnostic treatment. My wife and I talk about this a lot, because she’s a retired GP, about the fact that you can be sad without being ill. You can be momentarily depressed because your boyfriend or girlfriend’s just thrown you and you’re not mentally ill. You can even have mild issues, which can be dealt with with the right kind of support, but it doesn’t make you mentally ill. So we’ve got a real task, I think, to get the psychology, if you like, of this over. But there are things where you definitely need medical intervention, and there are other things where you need good friends, you need good connectivity, and you need a job.”