tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post641074413522341016..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Nothing to do with me - By Jan NeedleKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-85994087715862733192016-03-19T20:21:17.724+00:002016-03-19T20:21:17.724+00:00Dear Jan - I've only just read this, I shouldn...Dear Jan - I've only just read this, I shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath. My story isn't in the same world as Sam's. I am ashamed of my country that we treat someone in this way. (Rather as I was when read your Skinback Fusiliers, the unforgettable story of army life and the naive decency of those young recruits) Please don't worry about me and mum -- yes I am lost very often and I get things wrong but we do have happy times as well. There are good people who try and help -- as Mark Frankland tries to help Sam. We are materially comfy: Sam and Kirsty are not. That makes a very big difference. Dennis had the right response.julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-18941338279804615092016-03-17T15:17:26.945+00:002016-03-17T15:17:26.945+00:00Hi Jan. I am sorry to admit that I have only just ...Hi Jan. I am sorry to admit that I have only just picked up your message. Many thanks for picking up Sam's story and giving a few more legs. I have been pretty overwhelmed by the response to the blog and hopefully things are slowly but surely starting to look up for Sam. Thanks againMark Franklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571870613067854481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-47286792687883607782016-03-16T20:00:33.213+00:002016-03-16T20:00:33.213+00:00Wow. Jan, heartbreaking piece. And what a powerful...Wow. Jan, heartbreaking piece. And what a powerful reminder of how luck can turn bad on a dime.glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-48511166067892153742016-03-16T14:39:58.415+00:002016-03-16T14:39:58.415+00:00Awful story Jan, and many more like it to come wit...Awful story Jan, and many more like it to come with this government in the Uk, sadly. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-82195013449315557612016-03-15T20:43:57.974+00:002016-03-15T20:43:57.974+00:00Appalling. Breathtakingly awful. Reality outdoes u...Appalling. Breathtakingly awful. Reality outdoes us yet again when it comes to extremes. A powerful post, Jan, and no doubt this is just one harrowing story among many, many others. No point anybody looking for the moral high ground; there isn't any. The deafening silence of the majority on things such as this almost amounts to consent.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-65588905798209999722016-03-15T10:26:11.728+00:002016-03-15T10:26:11.728+00:00Wonderful, contemptible. Virtual keyboards again.Wonderful, contemptible. Virtual keyboards again.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003209263201885118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-58131095611122331532016-03-15T10:25:02.100+00:002016-03-15T10:25:02.100+00:00Jan, that has to be one of the most dreadul storie...Jan, that has to be one of the most dreadul stories I have heard in this often wondferful, sometimes cntemtible coun!try of ours. I shall be sending a cheque.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003209263201885118noreply@blogger.com