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With the recent political hype in Britain over and the introduction of the first coalition government since 1954, there are a lot of important issues that need attention. Recent discussions with other hearing professionals have led me to believe deafness and hearing loss do not appear to be among them.
You may not have considered who you voted for when choosing a party based on your hearing loss but we were wondering what the parties views were before the conservative/liberal government took charge at number 10.
While their manifestos talk about equal rights and disability, there was very little in the case of issues relating to deafness or people hard of hearing. From the very little information provided it was clear the political parties were riding on past achievements dealing with these issues. Although some pledges are made for the future things should be taken with a pinch of salt.
The conservative party has promised to increase spending in the NHS whilst prioritising, providing first line services with the technology and equipment they need. They also claim to make spending more accountable, thus helping departments like audiology provide hearing aids more quickly.
The liberal democrats talked a lot about disability as a whole and how they would encompass that into their plan. One important issue they also noted was that teachers would have better training in helping to identify children with special needs.
As labour had been in power for thirteen years their approach was to talk about past success and use facts and figures. Some achievements were excellent and they should be commended. With my personal experience with regards to the NHS and waiting times especially for hearing aids I was highly disappointed. The amount of patients we see who have a poor experience with NHS is really appalling, in some cases a 10 week wait others 6. It’s just not on.
I just hope that this improves for those who decide not to go private when choosing digital hearing aids.
There are other issues like Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance but I won’t go into those.
To think that there are approximately 9 million people in the UK suffering from a hearing loss, you would think that the parties would provide more specific information about what they would do if elected for the deaf and hard of hearing. I personally believe it is not acceptable and we deserve better. affordable hearing aids are now available to the masses.
If you’re already detecting the signs of hearing loss you may be considering having a hearing test, and this will certainly identify the range and extent of hearing loss, helping you on the way to obtaining a form of hearing aid appropriate to your needs. For anyone who suspects that they have suffered a degree of hearing loss, reducing exposure to sustained loud noise is certainly likely to help reduce any further damage, and having a hearing test will provide you with the information you need to assess what your needs are in terms of a solution.
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Posted in Politics · June 24th, 2010 · Comments (0)
Open letters published in national and local newspapers are one way to get the attention of the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Kevin Rudd. This week will see many letters published to him advocating support or severe disapproval for his latest new laws instigated on the Australian public this week. I am not a political activist but if I was the following is what I would like to tell him.
Dear Mr. Rudd,
I supported you for “Kevin ‘07” like millions of other Australians and I have not been disappointed with my choice.
Last week you imposed a 25% levy on all tobacco products and while this affects me greatly, I don’t approve of this action not only because it will take away one of life’s few pleasures for me on the off-chance it will save my life but rather because you bowed to popular opinion and want to ban cigarette smoking because some people don’t like the smell. It is their right to disapprove of people who smoke the same as it is my right to smoke. This is a personal choice and is quite consistent with my life philosophy.
1.My philosophy being as long as I am not hurting or purposely offending someone else, then what I do with my life is my own choice. If I respect the rights of others and don’t smoke around them, what right do they have to say I should stop altogether? Or was this just a tax grab garbed in popular opinion clothing?
2.Next, I won’t die before my time and I won’t die one second after my time. God alone knows when my time will come and that’s it. So to insist that I stop one of my life’s pleasures is not fair and is trying to usurp God’s place in my life. To use common Australian vernacular “Bugger off”
Now I want to comment on the Super Profits Resource Tax (SPRT) or as some have labelled it, resource rent tax. I thoroughly applaud you for this as I think it is long overdue. We all know that you are going to have a vicious fight to get this through Parliament, but I believe if people stop and think about it for three seconds, they also will realise that it is for Australia’s benefit.
In the past, multinational mining companies have been able to contribute huge funds to all Australian political parties and in return, receive huge tax concessions, unfair mining concessions on designated Aboriginal land or any number of other financial benefits.
This has been capitalism at its worst and has had nothing to do with our democracy.
Australia is a democratic country and this warping of our democratic principles has offended the quiet majority of the Australian people. Just because most Australian people are silent and don’t express their opinions unless pushed, doesn’t or shouldn’t give any political party or multinational corporation “carte Blanche” to get or do as much as they can get away with.
My friends and family support you in this Super Profits Resource Tax wholeheartedly and hope you have the determination and guts to fight the viciousness that will ensue from the vested interests opposed to this law. Australia is depending on you and your colleagues to fight well for us please.
Sincerely,
etc….
Most Australian people have never visited these remote regions of Australia where these huge mining operations are taking place. They are extremely remote, barely populated, hot, dry and very beautiful. Their beauty is one of colour and form and may not appeal to everyone. But they captured my heart and soul as no other Australian landscape has managed.
I am not against mining and appreciate the efforts that many of the mine sites go to with their re-vegetation efforts. I have seen reclaimed land after the mine has petered out and if I hadn’t been told that there had been a mine there, I would have been none-the-wiser.
It is time that the multinational mining conglomerates were held to account and Australia is not adverse to leading the way. Go Kevin ~ “Ring the bell and give ‘em hell”
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Posted in Politics · June 5th, 2010 · Comments (0)