You also always get a vivid sense of our country’s torn social fabric, the terrible state of the services that people rely on. Another told us they are taking strong doses of anti-depressants and cannot sleep because of work-induced stress and fatigue. Here’s a nurse: ‘I have high levels of anxiety and constantly fear making mistakes due to workload and staffing issues. Unaffordable housing, fragmented communities, and a surreal, cruel welfare system all combine to make life harder both for social workers and for those we’re trying to help. But it still wasn’t enough: Defence Secretary John Healey resigned in protest, parroting the demands of the military and the Americans.