Work and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride, reckons Britain's 'open approach to mental health' may have gone too far. James O'Brien dissects his comments and outlines why he believes they're 'gibberish.'
Stride asserts that work is beneficial for people's mental health and proposes plans to reintegrate 150,000 individuals with mild conditions back into employment.
However, James argues that the Tories are simply 'responding to a problem by denying its existence' and contends that Stride should be actively 'aiding anxiety sufferers.'
James further discusses how 'profoundly mediocre' Tory MPs 'feel the need to insist that those who are struggling are at fault.
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1 окт 2024