tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968338.post112987842182563534..comments2023-08-11T09:56:34.039+01:00Comments on timrollpickering: Time for a tax cutTim Roll-Pickeringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589024696145675963noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968338.post-1129921931343534842005-10-21T20:12:00.000+01:002005-10-21T20:12:00.000+01:00I've seen vending machines with a decent diverse s...I've seen vending machines with a decent diverse stock in many a diverse public toilet on a regular basis (and don't misinterpret that!). I understandably have no idea what the situation is in the ladies'.<BR/><BR/>Of course distribution of free condoms needs a rethink but it's by no means the only way to tackle the problem.Tim Roll-Pickeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589024696145675963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968338.post-1129918744998826092005-10-21T19:19:00.000+01:002005-10-21T19:19:00.000+01:00Where I live, condoms are freely available on the ...Where I live, condoms are freely available on the NHS (if you know where to go to get them...) They're offered to everyone who accesses family planning service. On one hand, I think that's a good policy - free contraception, freely accessible to all (in theory).<BR/><BR/>On the otherhand, condoms are being given freely to people like myself - rich enough and willing enough to buy them from a chemist or supermarket. Who is going to say no to a free packet if you intend to use them?<BR/><BR/>Maybe it would be better to target at risk groups, e.g. young people from socially deprived areas where there is a high risk of unplanned pregnancy and elevated rate of STIs? A bit of planning might be helpful on the free condom distribution front! <BR/><BR/>Also - where do you get condom vending machines...pub/nightclub/university toilets? Now theoretically you have to be over 18 to enter such establishments...what are young people to do?<BR/><BR/>And what of those who need super strong condoms, for er, alternative entry points? How easy are they to access from discreet vending machines?Contemplative Activisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708953084541297892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968338.post-1129891991331409922005-10-21T11:53:00.000+01:002005-10-21T11:53:00.000+01:00One effect of this tax cut would be to make them c...One effect of this tax cut would be to make them cheaper/come in greater quantities in vending machines. Of course they'd also need to be better supplied/maintained as well!Tim Roll-Pickeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589024696145675963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968338.post-1129887162345620932005-10-21T10:32:00.000+01:002005-10-21T10:32:00.000+01:00Oh, and in response to your post.Some good points ...Oh, and in response to your post.<BR/><BR/>Some good points there!<BR/><BR/>I think, however, that how ever cheap condoms are young people may find them difficult to buy. The embarrassment of getting them over the counter etc. I think we need to find better ways of distributing free contraceptives.<BR/><BR/>Hats tip to the Family Planning Agency, the Brook and Young People's Sexual Health Clinics, as they tend to do this very well - although again, not all young people will access such services.Contemplative Activisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708953084541297892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968338.post-1129885809660565562005-10-21T10:10:00.000+01:002005-10-21T10:10:00.000+01:00Tim, I can't find your email address - I changed e...Tim, I can't find your email address - I changed email programs recently and not all my address book copied over!<BR/><BR/>Can you email me pls & I'll send you the stuff about Belfast :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Contemplative Activisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708953084541297892noreply@blogger.com