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[Danny]

Odd cos I thought he was pretty good said what he had to say pious or not. As someone who's had personal experience of useless and variable mental health care - and good too - I'd like to hear the 2 parties who've ignored it say they will also adopt the policy. They have nicked plenty of the others so why not....

Yes, but it does have to be said that it's a bit rich for Clegg to be saying this when mental health services have deteriorated SHOCKINGLY over the last 4 years. In a way, that's sadly inevitable because people with mental health issues by their very nature are usually not going to have the energy/motivation to make a fuss about it when they're not getting adequate treatment, so they're the "easy targets" for any politicians when the health budget is being squeezed.

Tiny crumb of credit to Clegg for atleast acknowledging the problem, but it's going to take a hell of a lot more money than ANY of the parties are pledging to the NHS to make the improvements needed. Apparently some people with depression are now having to wait up to a year for counselling, and even then are often only entitled to a few sessions. If cancer patients were being treated so shockingly by the health service, there would (rightly) be a national outrage.

This post has been edited by Danny: 8th October 2014, 11:19 PM