Jokes in Poor Taste

Here's one for you: What do you call the chair of Amnesty UK who makes jokes about mental health?

Ciarnan Helferty.

Another YouTube Video!

This video is a mammoth one, almost 11 minutes long, so make sure you have plenty of time to sit and watch it!

The Result of a Mini Experiment

So yesterday, I posted several memes about schizophrenia, which can be found here. Then, I decided to do an experiment with this one:

Schizophrenia Memes

For the purposes of this blog post, a meme (sounds like it rhymes with cream) is simply, a humorous picture. There are many different types of meme, and also different meanings to the word 'meme', but for this blog post, it is just a (hopefully) funny picture!

I Hate to Admit This...

I have to admit that Katie Hopkins has a point BUT (I hasten to add) she has completely the wrong attitude. For those who have no clue what I'm talking about, Katie Hopkins was recently on This Morning and announced that she judges children based on their forenames. (Full video is here) She also refuses to let her kids play with children who have names such as 'Tyler' and 'Chardonnay'. One point that everyone picked up on, including host Philip Schofield, was that Hopkins doesn't like children who are named after places, but she has a daughter called India. Hmm.

Official Response to my Complaint

As some of you know, I recently made a complaint to my CMHT about their lack of care over a seven-month period. I have blogged about it twice, but here it the actual complaint I sent (with names removed for confidentiality reasons) with notes as to the official response I finally received this morning. The complaint was initially sent on the 2nd of April.

Another Product of Welfare UK

In a little cafe in Scotland, an unemployed single mother on benefits had dreams of being an author. As poor as she could be without being homeless, and in the grip of depression, she battled against her circumstances and was able to complete her first novel. Although she managed to get an agent, nobody wanted to publish her book, and even when she eventually got the green light, she was told to get a day job, as the book was unlikely to make money. The book that was unlikely to make money was the first book in the Harry Potter series, and the unemployed single mother on benefits was none other than J.K. Rowling.