What the papers said in the week ending June 24th
We have to designate this, Windrush Week. June 22nd was Windrush Day, celebrating 75 years since the arrival of people on that vessel. The week began with the astonishing and unacceptable news that The Home Office had decided to discontinue its unit to deal with the support, recognition and recompense of Windrush survivors. There is a reaction to this which Christians on Ageing must support. The Guardian carried a series of articles which illustrate the dignity and the contributions made to life in this country by The Windrush Generation and their families. There are also accounts of how shabbily many of them have been treated. It is to our great shame.
- Unit tasked with reforming Home Office after Windrush scandal being disbanded | Home Office | The Guardian
- Windrush scandal | UK news | The Guardian
- There can be no ‘moving on’ from the Windrush scandal | Windrush scandal | The Guardian
- ‘I did it my way’: Alford Gardner on his life after boarding the Windrush – video | UK news | The Guardian
- ‘I didn’t expect to be a part of history’: one man’s Windrush story | Windrush at 75 | The Guardian
- ‘It’s a badge of honour’: Windrush grandchildren discuss its legacy | Windrush at 75 | The Guardian
- ‘I feel such indignation’: Windrush victims on the compensation process | Windrush scandal | The Guardian
- Windrush payouts remain elusive after four years of scheme | Windrush scandal | The Guardian
- Windrush generation: hundreds ‘sent back to Caribbean from UK hospitals’ | Windrush scandal | The Guardian
- The children of Windrush: ‘They told us: you’re people of the world, that’s what matters, not skin colour’ | Windrush at 75 | The Guardian
- A bit Caribbean, a bit British. We millennials owe it to the Windrush generation to embrace both | Natalie Morris | The Guardian
King Charles has paid respects on our behalf
What else?
Church of England clergy ask for more: Church of England clergy asks for pay raise for first time in history : NPR
Hymns are being used in funerals, as revealed by a survey by the Coop: Hymns in and Monty Python out of UK funeral songs top 10 | Death and dying | The Guardian. For many of us, the prospect of a funeral without hymns is just bewildering
Sleep is good for the brain: Short daytime naps may keep brain healthy as it ages, study says | Neuroscience | The Guardian
People with cancer need services: Cancer test and treatment delays in UK have put ‘100,000 lives at risk’ since 2014 | Cancer | The Guardian
Diabetes will affect more and more people: More than 1.3bn adults will have diabetes by 2050, study predicts | Diabetes | The Guardian
People with serious mental health problems should be cared for and treated near to their homes: More than 5,000 mental health patients sent over 62 miles for treatment | NHS | The Guardian
The state of the world:
Sewerage closes the beach at Scarborough: No swimming, no surfing: how a summer of sewage is ruining the British seaside day out | Pollution | The Guardian
The seas are getting too hot for some flora and fauna: ‘Unheard of’ marine heatwave off UK and Irish coasts poses serious threat | Marine life | The Guardian
- Loss of life as we have known it, may not be far away: Ecological tipping points could occur much sooner than expected, study finds | Environment | The Guardian
- We are not well equipped to cope with infectious diseases: Britain remains ‘wildly under-resilient’, Covid inquiry hears | Covid inquiry | The Guardian
Yet, we are spending more than we are earning. Time for a rethink: UK government debt rises above 100% of GDP for first time since 1961 | Budget deficit | The Guardian
Fighting in Russia/Ukraine has taken an unexpected and frightening turn as armies within armies turn against each other: Wagner mutiny: how the world reacted | Russia | The Guardian
But at least there is appreciation of the beauty of nature – even when the scale is small: Tiny patch of land the size of a tennis court becomes part of Welsh national forest | Wales | The Guardian
David Jolley. Chair of Christians on Ageing, in a personal capacity.
