U.K. Appoints a Minister for Loneliness
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U.K. Appoints a Minister for Loneliness
Quoting Ms. Cox, the lawmakers said in a joint statement, "Young or old, loneliness doesn’t discriminate." "Throughout 2017 we have heard from new parents, children, disabled people, carers, refugees
and older people about their experience of loneliness," they added.
" she said, adding that she was surprised by how many young people had joined the group.
that It’s not so much about meeting people on the internet and making new friends, but it’s more of a motivational support network that gives you direction on how to cope and fix the problem,
" Ms. May said in a statement. that For far too many people, loneliness is the sad reality of modern life,
"I want to confront this challenge for our society
and for all of us to take action to address the loneliness endured by the elderly, by carers, by those who have lost loved ones — people who have no one to talk to or share their thoughts and experiences with." Mark Robinson, the chief officer of Age UK, Britain’s largest charity working with older people, warned that the problem could kill.
The group operates in memory of Ms. Cox, 41, a Labour Party lawmaker who was shot dead by a right-wing extremist in 2016, and who had been a prominent voice in Parliament on the issue, setting up a cross-party commission
that aimed to start a national conversation and establish the scale and impact of loneliness in Britain.
"It was a financial decision to move, and I didn’t really have it in me to start
making new friends," Ms. Jenkins recalled on Wednesday in a phone interview.
Quoting Ms. Cox, the lawmakers said in a joint statement, "Young or old, loneliness doesn’t discriminate." "Throughout 2017 we have heard from new parents, children, disabled people, carers, refugees
and older people about their experience of loneliness," they added.
" she said, adding that she was surprised by how many young people had joined the group.
that It’s not so much about meeting people on the internet and making new friends, but it’s more of a motivational support network that gives you direction on how to cope and fix the problem,
" Ms. May said in a statement. that For far too many people, loneliness is the sad reality of modern life,
"I want to confront this challenge for our society
and for all of us to take action to address the loneliness endured by the elderly, by carers, by those who have lost loved ones — people who have no one to talk to or share their thoughts and experiences with." Mark Robinson, the chief officer of Age UK, Britain’s largest charity working with older people, warned that the problem could kill.
The group operates in memory of Ms. Cox, 41, a Labour Party lawmaker who was shot dead by a right-wing extremist in 2016, and who had been a prominent voice in Parliament on the issue, setting up a cross-party commission
that aimed to start a national conversation and establish the scale and impact of loneliness in Britain.
"It was a financial decision to move, and I didn’t really have it in me to start
making new friends," Ms. Jenkins recalled on Wednesday in a phone interview.