Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride's comments on mental health culture have sparked a debate in the UK. Stride suggested that the openness around mental health might have gone too far, with concerns raised about normal anxieties being labeled as illnesses. Various reactions from politicians, experts, and public figures have emerged, with some supporting Stride's views while others criticizing them for downplaying mental health issues.
🗯️ Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride's comments that there is a "danger" that openness around mental health has gone "too far" have sparked a backlash https://t.co/PTUsPh9Lz1
Mel Stride criticised for saying 'mental health culture has gone too far', as number of Brits with mental disabilities soars https://t.co/daxXyKVXG5
I agree with Mel Stride, the whole mental health thing has gone too far, says Nigel Farage https://t.co/mMDIKcbbIl
'I'm furious... they're trying to tell people who are struggling that their problems aren't real.' LBC's @_NatashaDevon tells @BenKentish that when she heard Mel Stride's comments that 'mental health culture has gone too far' she 'couldn't form a coherent sentence'. https://t.co/LdH16GQP1N
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The Institute of Economic Affairs' Christopher Snowdon says Mel Stride “is right” to say that mental health culture has “gone too far”. “These definitions have been stretched way beyond what they used to mean.” @petercardwell https://t.co/YP6CF0qGy7
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'Their response to a problem is to deny it exists.' @mrjamesob lambasts Mel Stride's 'gibberish' suggesting Britain's 'mental health approach has gone too far', stressing it's 'his job to help anxiety sufferers stop suffering.' https://t.co/sERpC8VGoD
‘If I’m honest, I’m at a loss as to what Mel Stride is talking about.’ Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions, Alison McGovern MP, reacts to Mel Stride’s comments suggesting that Britain's open approach to mental health may have gone too far. https://t.co/NMLsWiT7CT
Britain's approach to mental health is in danger of 'going too far' with 'normal anxieties of life' being labelled as illnesses, warns Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride https://t.co/DUEo2ZMrie https://t.co/68cBBhwz3h
‘Bottle it up like I do!' @AndrewDoyle_com, @NickDixonComic and @MrStevenAllen react to Tory MP Mel Stride’s comments that ‘mental health culture has gone too far’. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 🔒 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/OgqLp8ECzW
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