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On safety over the festive period, I make a plea for gritting of icy pavements. It would not cost an arm and a leg but—speaking of which—it would reduce unscheduled visits to accident and emergency departments.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 October 2013
They have a progressive degenerative condition that severely impedes their mobility and effects their day to day activities They have lost one or both legs, both arms or an arm and a leg.
Actually, one of Tom Wood’s and my colleagues of many years ago had her leg smashed and broken during the miners strike, and I think that section 41(1)(a) was libelled for that, as opposed to a common-law assault.
The areas of skin loss were positioned in the vicinity of the snare wire on the hare’s shoulder and on the upper hind leg. The largest area affected was on the hind leg and measured 5 x 3.5 cm.
As we were discussing the matter, an Australian doctor happened to walk past. She took one glance at my leg as the other doctor examined it, smiled and said, “Oh, you’ve got the Lymes then!”
I have often heard the comment, “If an athlete with an amputee leg can run 100m in X time, why should disabled people be given benefits instead of just getting a job?”