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They Made The People Happy

Last week ‘Origins Of Happiness’ – a study by Lord Layard and a team of researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE) – reported that the government needs to focus on providing better healthcare to deal with mental health issues. This is something to be welcomed – isn’t it?

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Employing Psychology As Ideology

Framing unemployment as something owing to the psychology of an individual rather than attending to its political, social and economic causes is an unsettling practice at any time, but within the context of the punishing austerity measures this country has been subjected to in recent years it borders on inhumane. And yet this is precisely what is happening within the government’s welfare reforms.

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Ask What Has Happened To Me

Mental health services around the UK are being overwhelmed by the huge demands placed upon them. In June 2016, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed that the current system is failing to adequately deal with the country’s mental health issues.

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