{"id":701,"date":"2018-09-13T18:34:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T18:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/?p=701"},"modified":"2018-09-27T18:53:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T18:53:27","slug":"letters-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2018\/09\/13\/letters-16\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTERS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear subtext,<\/span><\/p>\n

Did you know that the university has changed its policy on eye tests?<\/span><\/p>\n

When I had my work glasses two years ago, I had a refund of \u00a374 from the university – \u00a324 for the test and \u00a350 for the glasses. I went to my preferred optician which was Specsavers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now you have to go through something called SEE to get your voucher. This entitles you to a free eye test but only at the opticians listed, so not my opticians then, which I’ve been going to for years. It also entitles you to a free pair of their frames which quite frankly I wouldn’t be buried in, nor does it seem you can try them on before deciding.<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ydyw5hrc<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Or – and this is the really shitty part – \u00a325 towards your glasses, that you require to be able to do your job, partly because your eyesight has been wrecked by the tiny text and screenwork that you have been doing for the past 23 years. The two options in Kendal I could use are Boots, their range starts at \u00a350, or Vision Express, and their range starts at \u00a339, so whichever I choose I still have to put money to the glasses that I require to do my job. Interestingly Specsavers start their range at \u00a325 but they aren’t allowed to join the scheme as I’ve been in contact with my branch and they have looked into it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thought you might be interested as I’m spitting feathers at this moment in time. <\/span><\/p>\n

Best wishes for a summer of blindness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrea Kitchen<\/span>
\nTimetabling & Room Bookings<\/span><\/p>\n

***<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear subtext,<\/span><\/p>\n

This survey from the group Unis Resist Border Controls researching hostile environment policies in British Higher Education might be of interest to you and your readers. Would encourage folks to fill it in and share it around.<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/17uOdK8IVj_Gm03mVeu80byNKtmV1E7FkFfieZeNla3w\/viewform?edit_requested=true<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best wishes,<\/span><\/p>\n

Toby Atkinson<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Many of the more recent names I had never heard of. It would be helpful if they put 'Dead' by the name of those who had died. Who has currently held\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "letters"","block_context":{"text":"letters","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/category\/letters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":379,"url":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2018\/03\/01\/letters-9\/","url_meta":{"origin":701,"position":3},"title":"LETTERS","author":"Johnny Unger","date":"March 1 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Dear subtext, Mr. Fleming\u2019s letter (subtext 173) is factually inaccurate, and shows complete disregard for the strength of staff feeling on this issue at his alma mater, which had the highest turnout in the ballot in England and third highest in the UK, with over 88% endorsing strike action. 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