Blog posts of note:

Angry Mob: More Lies about the NHS. Critiquing a Daily Mail article. Daily Mail seem to get a lot of stick from more liberal middle-class commentators. Ben Goldacre reckons they characterise things into 1. those that cause cancer, 2. those that cure cancer - with no neutral ground. They are also accused of having a Princess Diana fixation. I wouldn't know as I don't read the papers much. But this seems like an important blog post because it highlights some bad reporting of medical facts generally, and some unsporting digs at the NHS.

Benefits Culture: Welfare Reform: penalizing claimants and carers. A round up of news on reforms especially of the law as regards mental health. It seems as though the general mood of the government is to take out their mismanagement of the banks and economy on the least fortunate while allowing bankers to claim bonuses for running banks into the ground. They also want to punish all sick people because a few people rip the system off. Could we focus on the cheats and frauds (at all levels including the government!) and leave the sick people alone do you think?

Look at how lightly the MPs get off for their frauds: no jail terms for instance, no one got sacked, some of those (gracefully) leaving parliament next year will still get their fat pensions! Listen how loudly and plaintively those who were honest complain about being tarred with the same brush - not so much fun when the boot is on the other foot, is it!