Revealed: Council's £27million schoolchildren taxi bill (From Bucks Free Press)

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  tom.marlow2 wrote:
  

  wayneo wrote:

  MOCOB wrote: I wish I could say that I was surprised by some of the comments on this piece - not least those from our esteemed MP, but sadly I could predict many of the knee jerk reactions simply by reading the headline! I do not know how Mr Baker's full commentary might have been edited by BFP to provide the sense of outrage they seem keen to present, but it certainly reads as though Mr Baker could be suggesting that these children do not themselves come from 'hard pressed families' with 'hard working parents'. I'd suggest that many parents of disabled children and those with special educational needs are amongst the most hard working in the country, even if they are only doing so to meet the needs of their children - which are sadly undervalued by this Government. What is the alternative? Deny education to disabled people? Perhaps 'we' should simply deny them life?! It is not so shocking an idea - it existed in Europe within the last century. Stories of this nature, which whip up hatred against disabled people and their families are not helpful, nor clever - a civilised society is judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable - based on some of the comments here, we have a long way to progress before we can truly regard ourselves as civilised at all. Shame on you, BFP, for giving the bigots further ammunition.

  I'd suggest that many parents of disabled children and those with special educational needs are amongst the most hard working in the country, even if they are only doing so to meet the needs of their children

  How can you possibly quantify such a statement?

  which are sadly undervalued by this Government. What is the alternative? Deny education to disabled people?

  NOBODY is suggesting anything of the sort but it does not mean that there isn't a better way of providing that education or indeed a more cost effective way and it's not always necessarily about transport alone.

  Stories of this nature, which whip up hatred against disabled people and their families are not helpful, nor clever

  Who earth is whipping up hatred against disabled people?

  a civilised society is judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable

  A civilised society has a duty to all of its inhabitants and it is measured in a variety of ways, besides, ferrying children for miles in a taxi doesn't appear to be "catering for their needs" very well.

  Shame on you, BFP, for giving the bigots further ammunition

  Please highlight where there has been one ounce of bigotry in respect to disabled people on this thread? It is this kind of hysterical reaction we have become used to in this country, in order to shut down any form of debate or challenge whatsoever, we are all targetted as bigots, extremists and worse, a notion that because the transport budget is 27 million pounds, that warrants disturbing comments of "

  Perhaps 'we' should simply deny them life?! It is not so shocking an idea - it existed in Europe within the last century.

  utterly ridiculous and you should be deeply ashamed of yourself.

  "Who earth is whipping up hatred against disabled people?" Wayneo - you obviously missed the first (now deleted) comment on this thread.

  Didn't miss it, it simply wasn't there."
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