{"product_id":"mollycoddling-the-feckless","title":"Mollycoddling the Feckless","description":"\u003c!-- Hook --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA provocative critique of welfare dependency and social policy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Tagline --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone interested in social policy debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"vsn9yT\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" class=\"\"\u003eMy mother, ninety-three,\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"lWs8iV\"\u003eblames me and my kind\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"qr6Gev\"\u003efor mollycoddling the feckless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"6n6DKM\" class=\"\"\u003eAlistair Findlay has written the first ever memoir of a career in Scottish social work. He reflects on the changing landscape of the profession since he entered it in 1970 in a memoir that is thoughtful, progressive, humane – and funny. He conveys how he and his fellow workers shared friendship and banter in work that can be hard and thankless but also hugely rewarding and worthwhile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"jinO9t\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"sRWaWW\"\u003eEveryone knows what a teacher or a doctor does because everyone has met one. Very few people meet social workers. Your chances of meeting a social worker increase the poorer you are; the more jobless; the more deprived the area you reside in… Frontline social workers can flit in the blink of an eye from the ordered calm of a courtroom to absurdist Beckett-like dialogues with psychotic individuals to struggles with distraught mothers – one wielding a claw-hammer on a tenement landing, as happened to me.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cimg data-sleek-node-id=\"AEXmeN\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"AY17Rb\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"iNre5S\"\u003eAlistair Findlay’s inability to be mealy-mouthed is both admirable and shocking.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong data-sleek-node-id=\"NgYXyw\"\u003eJEN HADFIELD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"SbKk9C\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"Ibhk2s\"\u003eFindlay gives the feel of social work. He conveys it sweat, its smell, its reality…\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong data-sleek-node-id=\"kQVgjE\"\u003eBOB HOLDEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Why You'll Love This Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritical examination of welfare systems and assumptions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChallenges stereotypes about poverty and assistance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Luath Press, Scotland's leading independent publisher.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA thought-provoking analysis of social safety nets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Author --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALISTAIR FINDLAY has had a diverse career, from clay miner to social worker. He has published four previous collections of poetry, including \u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"JjGnJ1\"\u003eSex, Death and Football\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), \u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"g4PVKa\"\u003eThe Love Songs of John Knox\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), \u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"wYeECI\"\u003eDancing with Big Eunice\u003c\/em\u003e (2010) and \u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"z47VqE\"\u003eNever Mind the Captions\u003c\/em\u003e (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Publication Details --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublication Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Luath Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 June 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256 pages (Ebook edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (Ebook):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781912387601\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- FAQ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I access my ebook?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and log in using the same email you used at checkout. 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