Minicab companies in the UK have no requirement to vet drivers,

It did and became accountable for a lot more. The commission has a sister organisation that works with Scottish law called the Care Inspectorate. They do the same job. Though this was only established recently - 2011.

That is really awful. I hope you feel strong after your experience.

This is why I will not use UBer in the UK. They do no vet drivers. Licensed cab drivers have to be checked and vetted. Is there really a massive difference in price? We have several established minicab companies where I live so I guess it is about options. I realise some places are different.

You win my forever regard for mentioning the 1994 Persuasion.

ANYTHING with my fake husband JJ Feild gets my vote. He is like Tom Hiddleston without the embarrassment and the hairline.

Wolf Hall is amaaaaaaazing. Damian is amazing. Everyone is top drawer. The look is just so perfectly done too. I didn’t like Claire Foy at first or her portrayal but I guess it is just a director’s decision. Anne was not a freckled wee bossy boots. But that is a minor concern. The rest is beyond perfect.

As for more Mrs Gaskell, you could try Cranford and Wives and Daughters. Both BBC versions. Another series is the Crimson Petal and the White which is a bit darker and strange and has a serious Chris o’Dowd. It is also written by one of my favourite writers, Michel Faber. The gorgeous Romola Garai is in it. ANY period…

Absolutely - I thought the same thing. That people were circumventing the rules for unknown motivation . I used to work a lot with care commission regulations and I found it absolutely fine. They were supportive when we weren’t getting a decent service from a care agency (my dad is disabled). I know they frown very…

is being reported here for American consumption because it contains the words “abortion” and “suspended”.

Someone in a clinic is not following the rules we have. This has NOTHING to do with the US. Nothing.

The care commission is an independent body assessed to cover all kinds of care provided from mental health to elderly and disabled care facilities. From what I see - one private clinic in a city called Norwich, in the East of England failed to make their grade. There standards are rigorous but about not at all morally…

Other than early 1930s flirting with blue shirts, Ireland didn’t do fascism.:) That person is pushing buttons marked “troll”.

One private clinic IN NORWICH too. Honestly the way this story is written, you’d think all abortions in the UK were suspended which is major guff of the first degree.

Ach that is weird. I have never heard of that from doctors. It is a good service in some parts of England and Wales too - from what i gather from friends. I guess not in Norwich. Depends where and when and how you get resources.

I said the exact same thing and also Edinburgh area. I guess it is postcode lottery.

Yeah they also control mental health facilities and carers/care providers for elderly and/or disabled people. I rate them very highly personally. But if you were an American or other non-Brit reading on the internet, there is no context.

Really? So long? Where do you live? I know people in Scotland near major city who had it all done and dusted in far less time than that and found staff very helpful and attentive. I guess it depends on the availability of resources. As with everything on the NHS - postcode lottery.

Radical Christians do fuck all in the UK these days. You need to read up on the UK. Or maybe this take on the story. Because from the looks of it ONE CLINIC failed to make it through rigorous processing. Talk about putting a US spin on a UK story. As with a lot of Jezebel stories about my country, it is all about…

None of the same stuff at all. In fact practically all the anti-abortion nonsense we get in the UK comes mostly from the USA. It is a small amount of din. And they do not target the NHS because they would be severely breaking the law. Though I know some private clinics get hate mail but active threats are taken very…