Filed 5 March 2024

Youth Services and Mental Health? That's Nuts

A Facebook comment purporting to be by well known fictional character Onslow Bucket. It says: Shame they won't fix those pot holes just over his left shoulder they've been there years. — Onslow Bucket speaks for Burntwood

Alright, listen up, ya lot! Onslow Bucket’s got a point, and it’s about time we all started payin’ attention! I mean, come on, £45,000 for mental health and youth services? What a load of codswallop! We’ve got potholes big enough to swallow a double-decker bus, and they’re throwin’ money at feel-good nonsense!

Why, I’ll tell ya, I nearly lost me dentures last week when I hit one of them craters on the High Street. And what’s the council doin’ about it? Nothin’! They’re too busy sippin’ tea and talkin’ ‘bout their feelings.

A photo of a councillor and a headline from a news website: Groups awarded £45,000 to deliver youth services and provide mental health support in Burntwood — The article attracting Onslow's fury

It’s time we took a stand, folks! Let’s demand that money goes where it’s needed – straight into fillin’ them blasted potholes! Who needs mental health anyway when you’ve got a smooth ride to work, am I right?

So, let’s all rally behind Onslow and his righteous cause! Down with mental health, up with pothole repair! Who’s with me?