Yesterday Came Too Soon.

Yesterday came too soon for Dan Gladstone. In his farewell column (UCO Reporter March) he forced us to relive, yet again, his past achievements. In fact he devoted the majority of his final epistle to his 'Helping Hands'.

Isn’t it a shame these hands didn’t extend to assisting residents, homeless due, at the very least, to his benign neglect of the 1^st Priority Scandal.

What happened to the self-flagellating drama queen antics Gladstone displayed when this scandal was first exposed - filed away in his shoebox of  ‘good deeds’ awaiting judgment day?

There is no doubt that in the past, where arrogant people have a tendency to dwell, Gladstone was an able volunteer and, quite rightly, he should be commended for his efforts.

Obviously I wouldn’t  dare accuse him of double standards, even though I seem to recall our former insurance altruist was more than a bit miffed when reference was made to earlier events in his life. Why was his past, where he obviously derives so much pleasure from so irrelevant then?

Thankfully, Dave Israel and New UCO have not screamed foul and threat at the mere mention of investigative journalist. Nor have they attacked those who have had the temerity to pursue when all other avenues of redress had failed.

Without interference, New UCO, through it’s immediate co-operation has allowed the 1^st Priority situation to come under closer scrutiny - working with us rather than against within the law. Whilst the process must seem painfully slow it is moving and as this story unfolds the future holds more than hope for our unintentionally homeless.   

As Dan Gladstone clutches his shoebox of thanks in his hot  “astronomical helping hands” I wonder if he realizes how downright insulting his final column was. Not so much as a sorry to those who would also like to live in the past and for whom,   ‘Yesterday’ can’t come soon enough!