I was equally appalled by Minister Upston’s video. So much so that I started writing my own article straight after watching it, and after leaving a comment on her Facebook post, along with hundreds of others, pushing back against her claim that we are being "wildly inaccurate". I saw your comment there too!
I have just finished polishing my article into its final version and had decided to post it tomorrow, as I needed some sleep. It has been a trying few weeks, hasn’t it? Like many family carers, I have a lot going on with my loved one too. So, talk about timing. I loved your points, especially as you had a few different ones from mine, and a different style.
I’ll now add a link to your Substack article as well. It was interesting to see how we approached the video separately, but converged on a number of the same issues.
While it is good that they finally relented and allowed more submissions this week, it is still concerning that they have split the process into two subcommittees.
Do you know whether organisations are still only getting five minutes this week?
Thanks Paul, it looks like 5mins each still on the list I’ve been provided. Fabulous that you have written something too! I needed some time to calm my initial rant into something more reasonable. Plus of course work and care and all of those things that are important too!
I think we all need some calm at the moment, although that is hard to find.
I’m off to do my caring things, but I did manage to get my article out this morning.
I’m looking forward to watching some of the next oral submissions and the petition handover this week. I think the Coalition is trying to look like a duck on water over this one: calm on the surface, but paddling furiously underneath, trying to make headway against the current of public condemnation.
Please take care of yourself, and your loved ones too.
🫂 Thanks for the write up - and thanks for the suggestions about what we can do. Pleased to say I had already signed the petitions so the word is getting out I guess 🤷 This is important for everyone, not only the CURRENTLY disabled community & their whanau, but anyone of us NOT in that cohort could find ourselves there tomorrow due to debilitating illness or some kind of accident at work, on the road, while doing sports/recreation.
It makes me 🙇🤬 that individuals & families who already have a tough row to hoe have to fight lies & bad govt on top of everything - and not only on THIS front. 🤞🤞🤞 that the increasingly likely prospect of Ms Upston et al being tossed out of power soon might cause a re-think in an attempt to repair the damage 🤷
Thank you, Dr Bex. This is great.
I was equally appalled by Minister Upston’s video. So much so that I started writing my own article straight after watching it, and after leaving a comment on her Facebook post, along with hundreds of others, pushing back against her claim that we are being "wildly inaccurate". I saw your comment there too!
I have just finished polishing my article into its final version and had decided to post it tomorrow, as I needed some sleep. It has been a trying few weeks, hasn’t it? Like many family carers, I have a lot going on with my loved one too. So, talk about timing. I loved your points, especially as you had a few different ones from mine, and a different style.
I’ll now add a link to your Substack article as well. It was interesting to see how we approached the video separately, but converged on a number of the same issues.
While it is good that they finally relented and allowed more submissions this week, it is still concerning that they have split the process into two subcommittees.
Do you know whether organisations are still only getting five minutes this week?
Thanks Paul, it looks like 5mins each still on the list I’ve been provided. Fabulous that you have written something too! I needed some time to calm my initial rant into something more reasonable. Plus of course work and care and all of those things that are important too!
I think we all need some calm at the moment, although that is hard to find.
I’m off to do my caring things, but I did manage to get my article out this morning.
I’m looking forward to watching some of the next oral submissions and the petition handover this week. I think the Coalition is trying to look like a duck on water over this one: calm on the surface, but paddling furiously underneath, trying to make headway against the current of public condemnation.
Please take care of yourself, and your loved ones too.
🫂 Thanks for the write up - and thanks for the suggestions about what we can do. Pleased to say I had already signed the petitions so the word is getting out I guess 🤷 This is important for everyone, not only the CURRENTLY disabled community & their whanau, but anyone of us NOT in that cohort could find ourselves there tomorrow due to debilitating illness or some kind of accident at work, on the road, while doing sports/recreation.
It makes me 🙇🤬 that individuals & families who already have a tough row to hoe have to fight lies & bad govt on top of everything - and not only on THIS front. 🤞🤞🤞 that the increasingly likely prospect of Ms Upston et al being tossed out of power soon might cause a re-think in an attempt to repair the damage 🤷