Posted on 01/17/2018 11:10:52 AM PST by Sub-Driver
UK appoints loneliness minister to combat ‘sad reality of modern life’
By Tamar Lapin
January 17, 2018 | 1:19pm
For a “United” Kingdom — they’re pretty lonely.
A minister for loneliness was appointed in Britain Wednesday to tackle Brits’ growing social isolation, Downing Street announced.
“Both proud and humbled to be appointed #loneliness minister,” Tracey Crouch tweeted.
Crouch, a 42-year-old minister for sport and civil society said she was up for the task of heading a government-wide group responsible for policies connected to loneliness, The Guardian reported.
When announcing the appointment, Prime Minister Theresa May cited research stating that 9 million people often or always feel lonely.
“For far too many people. Loneliness is the sad reality of modern life,” she said.
The creation of this post comes after a report by a British commission that identified loneliness as a social epidemic.
They also found that feeling alone was as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, the BBC reported.
The cross-party commission was set up in honor of Jo Cox, a Labor party politician murdered by a right-wing extremist in 2016, who had campaigned on the issue.
“This is an issue that Jo cared passionately about and we will honor her memory by tackling it, helping the millions of people across the UK who suffer from loneliness,” Crouch said.
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They should just make the lonely accept a *slamic ‘child’ refugee. Problem solved.
Pure insanity. However, we waste tax dollars, too.
Probably is the plan.
Govt will provide universal Sex Robots, problem solved!!! /s
If they lived in an actual Nation with like minded people, were their kids could safely walk down the street, it might not be an issue.
I have thought about opening a business where you can rent a friend. Loneliness is considered epidemic in society. A rented friend may be better than none at all. Nothing stops the rented friend from becoming a real one.
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