Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Luciana Berger
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British politician Luciana Berger.
Last updated on November 5, 2024.
We have ways to protect the public when free speech crosses over in hate speech.
Time to Talk is all about tackling taboos and getting the nation talking about mental health.
For many food poverty is the product of a toxic combination of low wages, austerity economics, spiralling food prices and lengthy delays to benefit payments, all of which should concern us.
The sad truth is that millions of people with mental illness suffer stigma and prejudice, especially at work.
Despite being commonplace, too many people with mental health problems still face stigma, prejudice and discrimination.
No one walks into a food bank with their head held high.
We need to be open about mental illness, and demand the mental health services we need.
Most people who rely on food banks are there through no fault of their own.
The technological revolution has the potential to liberate us or enslave us, and the road we take will depend on our politics.
In the Independent Group, we have the seeds of a new political movement that can reinvent our broken politics and provide a home to people who are politically homeless.
I ultimately joined the Labour Party and became an MP because the country and my constituents deserve a Labour government.
All too easily I have had people dismiss food poverty as an affliction of the workless and idle, insinuating that it is a way of life only for those who choose it. Yet the reality couldn't be more different.
When the physical threat of coronavirus subsides, as it surely will, we must address the impact to our mental health.
The fact that some people are not as able to communicate concerns about their care must never mean that any less attention is paid to their treatment - or their death.
One of our ambitions as independents is to alter our political culture. We want to leave behind the bullying, intimidation and tribalism.
When I was selected as a Labour council candidate in 2009, people publicly challenged how I could possibly represent anyone from the Bengali community because of my faith and since my selection and election as the member of parliament for Liverpool, Wavertree, I have received a torrent of anti-Semitic abuse.
We enjoy a growing awareness and literacy around the symptoms of and remedies for mental illness. Thanks to brave public figures and persistent campaigners, much of the ignorance and stigma has been reduced.
I have observed and taken part in some mental health first aid training, and I have met many mental health first aiders, and I am convinced that even a few hours' training can make a real difference.
Social care from cradle to grave is a huge concern for us all.
David Cameron needs to get his head out of the sand. He and his colleagues need to see what poverty is really like.
There are laws in this country to protect everyone and that includes the Jewish community.
Nothing undermines faith in our political system than politicians going back on their word.
In 2008/9 26,000 people in the U.K. relied on emergency food aid from a foodbank; which was 26,000 too many.
I left the Labour Party because I consider it a racist endeavour. I could no longer, in good faith, knock on doors and say vote for me, and by extension get Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister.
Decent people must refuse to back Corbyn and his candidates.
By creating a generation of vulnerable people, especially children, with a poor, irregular diet, we are storing up a public health time bomb.
Since I was a teenager I have been standing up to antisemitism, racism and discrimination in all its forms.
As a university student and activist, I was attacked from all quarters from the far right to the far left.
Anti-racism is one of our central values and there was a time not long ago when the left actively confronted anti-Semitism.
It looks like caring for the most vulnerable in our society could be yet another casualty of Brexit, with over-stretched and potentially unsafe care services and a reduction in female employment another unforeseen consequence.
Mental illness is a fact of life, like cancer or heart disease.
Many of us grew up with colourful characters such as Tony the Tiger, Coco the Monkey and Ronald McDonald. These figures were designed to market products - from sugary breakfast cereals to hamburgers - to children.
Mental health first aiders are not designed to replace mental health professionals, or to provide services on the cheap, any more than current first aiders replace paramedics or heart surgeons.
While a traditional TV advert might last for 30 seconds, a child can play an advergame for hours on end.
Advertising has moved online, with the rise of the 'advergame.' These are compelling online games, often aimed at the under-15s, designed to promote a high-fat or high-sugar food or drink. Advergames are advertising disguised as entertainment. If they didn't work, the food and drink industry wouldn't be investing in them.
A failing social care system will have long-lasting repercussions for all, but it is women who are likely to be worst hit.
Free speech should never mean hate speech.
I've never been an MP in government unfortunately and only know what it's like to be in opposition.
Food poverty exists because of unemployment, low wages, high costs of heating, as well as problems at the DWP including delays in receiving social security, and the cruel and unfair Bedroom Tax.
I grew up when Labour was in power and I was able to appreciate the values and the difference the government could make. I joined the party as a teenager and its values run deep though my veins.
I am anxious that, in some areas, changes across Government departments are making things worse for our nation's mental health.
It is overwhelmingly women who will plug the gaps in care provision, sacrificing paid employment to look after family members.
We will not give up the fight to ensure that mental health is the given the priority it needs and deserves.
For many people who face anxieties, depression, trauma or grief that dominate their lives, a vital source of support may be a counsellor or psychotherapist.
Since I was first elected to Parliament in 2010, I have witnessed appalling attacks on Jewish people, including my fellow MPs.
The difference between the BNP and Labour is that the BNP was always a fringe party, never a contender for power.
There is no excuse for using someone's mental health as a stick with which to beat them.
The point of a mental health first aider is to be a champion for good mental health in the workplace, to provide a safe port-of-call for anyone wanting to talk about their mental health, and to offer signposting to available expert advice and professional services.
One in five women experience a mental health condition during pregnancy, or in the year after giving birth. It can affect any woman. And it can be devastating.
One anti-Semitic member of the Labour party is one member too many.
I can't think of any mother who would think twice about discussing the changes that happen to their body during pregnancy. But on top of this, we need to reach a point where they're comfortable talking about what might happen to their mind.
History tells us breakaway parties don't work.
Many people with mental illness suffer in silence, afraid to seek help for fear of victimisation.
As we confront the child obesity crisis, advergames that promote unhealthy foods to kids are a real cause for concern.
In order to really give mental health the focus and attention it deserves, we need to bring together and integrate all the services that provide women with the care they need. This includes the mental and physical health services, as well as social care.
Stress is part of life. It is something we all experience from time to time. Sometimes it reflects our own busy lifestyles or key moments such as exams, moving house, organising an event, or coping with a bereavement. Often it is associated with work: meeting a deadline, dealing with difficult people, or meeting stretching targets.
There are a lot of myths about food banks, but the truth is that many people are increasingly having to turn to them just to put food on the table, including many in work.
We need to do more to raise awareness of perinatal mental health illness and address the stigma that still surrounds it in our society.
Many feel the need to hide their problems from their school friends, work colleagues and even members of their own family.
It is true that food banks are a sign that the British retain their altruistic instincts. I support my local food banks whenever and however I can. But I am deeply concerned about their normalisation.
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