https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/11/nhs-patients-receiving-corridor-care-england-official-figures. This is absolutely scandalous! Who can doubt that #NHS #England is seriously #underfunded? Bugger #defence #spending - more #money is needed for #healthcare, AND #socialservices, & #education, #socialhousing, #socialsecurity, #publichealth & the #environment! #Taxes need to be increased to pay for this extra #publicspending - with the #rich paying the most.
Nearly 3,000 NHS patients a day receiving corridor care in England, figures show

Published for the first time, the data recorded 2,241 daily cases of A&E corridor care, with 699 patients also treated in other inappropriate settings

The Guardian
The cruelty was always the point

Tuesday evening the City Council voted unanimously to award nearly $200,000 in social-service grants to 34 local nonprofits. I’m grateful to all these groups for providing vital services to some of our most vulnerable residents. And I’ll have more to say soon about the volunteers that make their services possible. Thank you!

Here’s a complete list of recipients:

Adelante Comunidad Conejo Inc
Art Trek Inc.
Assistance League of Conejo Valley
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Conejo Valley
Buen Vecino
California Lutheran University
Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara
CONEJO COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Conejo Free Clinic
Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast
Gold Coast Veterans Foundation
Grey Law of Ventura County
Interface Children & Family Services
Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County
Harbor House
Hospice Of The Conejo
Interface Children & Family Services
James Storehouse
KalND Giving
Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice
Manna Conejo Valley Food Bank
Many Mansions
Momentum Agencies
Podium Movement
St. Paschal Baylon Conference 329 – St. Vincent de Paul
SENIOR ALLIANCE FOR EMPOWERMENT
Senior Concerns
Sleep in Heavenly Peace CA – Ventura County East
Society of St. Vincent de Paul - St. Julie Billiart Conference
SNAPkids | Special Needs Aquatic Program
Southeast Ventura County YMCA
Turning Point Foundation
Villa Esperanza Services
Westminster Free Clinic

#socialservices #thousandoaks #conejovalley #venturaocunty #tocc

Not just a place to stay: Buffalo Narrows opens new transitional housing with wraparound care
Residents receive wraparound care, including addictions counselling, food programs and budgeting classes — all Indigenous-led and culturally specific. Those who have moved in say the safe space is more than just housing and that the nearly-$10-million project hasn't even scratched the surface of...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/buffalo-narrows-supportive-housing-project-9.7224910?cmp=rss
Australia news live: ASX slumps amid Middle East volatility; Australians unhappier now than during the pandemic

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We’re all suffering the impact of #neoliberalism in one way or another. Growing #WealthInequity due to #FinancialDeregulations; increasing #CostOfLiving due to #Greedflation; and low quality of #SocialServices delivery due to #StateCapture. So it’s no surprise that we live in an economic climate ripe for another dambusting crash that will take us all down with it. Of course, it can all be stopped before there’s no way out of the disaster (both economic and ecological). All that is required is political will. If a madman like #tRump is able to upend USian social and democratic institutions to suit his liking, imagine what a social minded leader could do. It’s not as if no one knows of alternatives to deliver better outcomes for all.

Here is an Australian perspective:
https://socialjusticeaustralia.com.au/alternative-to-neoliberal-economics/

#AusPol #SocialDemocracy #DenisHay #SocialJusticeAustralia #SustainableDevelopment #WealthRedistribution #SocialSafetyNet #NoBillionaires #TaxTheRich #Antifa #AntiOligopoly

Alternative to Neoliberal Economics for a Fairer Future

Dive into the critical analysis of neoliberalism and discover an alternative to neoliberal economics that is sustainable for a fairer economic future.

Social Justice Australia

Coronation Street 'gives away' who called social services about Daniel and it's 'not Jodie'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/coronation-street-gives-away-who-37258276

Ayrshire carers struck off as 'multiple failures' towards resident with fractured hip are uncovered

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/ayrshire-carers-struck-multiple-failures-37254562

Salvation Army outreach workers help house chronically homeless people in Winnipeg
A team of outreach workers based out of the Salvation Army's Centre of Hope are helping people find stable housing. But the move out of an encampment and into permanent housing is a process that can take two or three months.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/salvation-army-outreach-workers-homeless-9.7221906?cmp=rss