Moctezuma

Dementia like cancer is a disease of age and we now as a society have loads of old people in comparison to the past. It could in a way be seen as an indicator of success (i.e. that we have more people progressing to an older age and not dying of other issues beforehand). The population pyramid below gives an indication of just how many of the 69 odd million of UK citizens are now in an older age group.

I think the perceived/recorded increase in prevalence in Special Educational Needs (SEND) comes from various sources in my opinion: Improved diagnosis The diagnostic understanding of the presentation of neurodiversity has significantly improved (particularly in girls/ young women; anorexia, temporal fixed obsessions and personality disorder often having a source of autism, girls are better able to mask and cover symptoms by copying peers), this has driven the majority of the increase in prevalence/caseload Societal understanding Societal understanding of the conditions that make up SEND is now far more widespread (in part due to the effect of the internet and stigma reducing), this is creating a bit of an issue with self diagnosis ("I'm a bit OCD like that", "we're all a bit on the spectrum"), however for many it's enabling them to understand they way they have been interacting with the world. I used to work with a colleague who was obviously dyslexic, but who had not been diagnosed, I used to try and drop hints tactfully, but it wasn't really absorbed. I think it would have helped that individual no end if they had understood their brain function better and how to manage/cope in a work environment. Effects of the pandemic in children The lack of socialisation for small children during the pandemic definitely lead to more issues around speech delay and developmental non-progress with Speech and Language therapists reporting that they were seeing new types of presentation that hadn't been encountered before afterwards Effects of screen time on children and on parenting Studies have shown that excessive screen time reduces verbal and social interactions, which are particularly impact full in younger children's development, we also know that in households with greater social media/screen usage that the amount of verbal communication in the household (which children are absorbing) is reduced also resulting in an effect Age of parents The average age of first time parents has increased (due to housing costs, suppressed wage growth to asset increases, longer lifespans, societal mores etc.), we know that older parents tend to be more likely to have children with genetic disorders, however I think looking through the literature that this is a relatively minor driver behind the increase. Genetic characteristics of the UK's society Some diaspora/immigrant populations have higher rates of autism and other genetic issues which will drive small increases in the requirements for SEND placements in a UK context. Pollution There have been studies undertaken that suggest that pollutants can result in epigenetic modifications on the fetus during development and this is increasing the number of children with high needs issues/ aspects of ASD Educational spending- move towards EHCP's Under the Conservatives in particular education spending was meager especially in real terms, this has lead to many families trying to gain additional resources for their children's education via Educational Health Plans (EHCP's) which were introduced in the 2014 legislative reforms for SEND (these replaced the old statements). This has probably been the biggest driver for the recorded increase in mainstream schools of children with EHCPs. There was also very limited spending on new capital projects related to SEND, meaning a reduction in school placements resulting in more children having to be encompassed in mainstream schools Pressure on Local Authorities (media attention) Local Authority budgets have been heavily reduced as part of the austerity programmes enacted by the Conservative governments, one of the areas where funding is protected (in part) by statutory legislation if Special Educational Needs so with a reduction in budgets, but with a drive in requirement being driven from the factors above the issues caused by the failure of the 'SEND system' are starting to influence things like the likelihood of councils going bust which in turn garners more media attention Care in the community The Thatcher government got rid of the large scale institutions that had previously cared for teenagers and older people with learning difficulties, this lead to far more people with said difficulties being visible within the community. It's interesting talking to parents of older disabled children who stated that they used to get a tougher time of it when on holiday in France (who had retained institutional care) as people were just less used to seeing people with learning difficulties in local environments Institutional and business awareness and promotion Many institutions now put on events or awareness campaigns related to Neurodiversity this is partially driven by the profit motive (always useful to get more people through the door/buying goods/interacting with your services), but also helpfully indicates a altruistic and inclusive turn from firms and institutions

Abusing middle aged men in one of those military fitness classes in a local park. "I can fucking see you James not putting in the effort! If you don't give me 40 star jumps just now I'm going to cut off you balls roast them in front of you and eat them" I still think he is a better coach than that clown Ranieri who coasted in off the back of the work that he and Craig Shakespeare had undertaken for that title.

Agree, being an anglophone country has some real benefits, but all the shit ideas we import from there are a serious downside.

Nail on head, the club will be getting Slot to prioritise the competition as much as is possible given the returns. The liklihood of a 'league cup' team is pretty remote.

In addition to what I posted on the last page about their endless backers in the media* and donor class, they do generate a lot of support from the idea that they are the 'default' option and their close association with English nationalism. So I think it's incredibly unlikely they will fade away. * I note on the BBC news home page currently there are a load of short clips from the conference humanising their youth wing with voxpop softball questions, which is jarring when even any mildly objective observer of the UK over the past 15 years would be well aware of the fact the party have substantially reduced the standard of living of a major chunk of the population via an endlessly terrible combination of rancid policy choices and corruption/graft (prior to the effects of external shocks and our aging demography). You would think that would lead them to pariah status instead of the receiving end of a soapy tit wank, plus ça change, I guess.

I don't know, it depends what Reform (or whatever the incarnation of UKIP) get up to at the next election as they split the conservative vote pretty significantly.

They'll be back, the newspaper proprietors, editors and assorted other media/donor class ghouls will make sure of it. They enjoy their ski holidays, rental 'yields' and lifestyles far to much to have any threat of the state undertaking anything ghastly like increasing taxes on their assets or substantive redistribution. For all the disaffection of Gen Z and millennials feel towards them, they still have a huge chunk of the home owning baby boom cohort to help them out and they may morph into a more neo-fascist formulation to attract some younger followers, which could work particularly well if the unloved Labour right don't deliver some improvements over the next few years. The outgoing gangster kleptocrats also did an incredible job of poisoning the well and salting the land to hamper any possibility of success (however meek) for the incoming government.

Who was that maternity pay shite actually aimed at? Even the rich white old men who form the core of the Conservatives base are not in massive favour of cutting that stuff, because of concerns about birth replacement rates that the natalist right are getting worked up about in the spectator and telegraph.

I have a major issue with Badenoch, which is derived from her age. At least with cunts like Tebbit and McKenzie I know they're likely going to shuffle off the mortal coil before I do. With Badenoch I'm going to have to listen to her dreary right wing shock jock pish until my dying day, and no doubt watch her swan around various government departments fucking things up with her crap ideas and 'vision' of the world.

How much do we get as a winning fee fir each champions league group game? Because of the returns I always think it's a but unrealistic when people say we're going to roll out the B team.

It will be interesting yo see what fan reaction will be like. It was really that, which put pay to Rangers after their financial doping. The league tried to keep them within the Scottish top flight, but fans of other clubs said they wouldn't renew season tickets, which then put pressure on club chairmen and boards to kick up a fuss. We'll see though as the foreign policy element muddies the waters, which is why you shouldn't let a country buy one if your clubs.

Is that UK only? 1 newborn baby is dying among 68 people in the population?

Completely agree with this, he was phenomenal that year.

As I've said before on this thread, I think I love Everton, the joy they give me is wonderful.