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| How can we tackle loneliness this year? Our live look at the week | How can we tackle loneliness this year? Our live look at the week |
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| More views on loneliness from below the line: | |
| Everyone should make it their business to visit elderly parents or relatives if they don't already do so. If you don't have any then try adopting some. A cup of tea and a chat means the world to lonely, elderly people. | |
| 12.42pm GMT | 12.42pm GMT |
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| Documenting your year in photographs | Documenting your year in photographs |
| Matthew Holmes | Matthew Holmes |
| Over the last couple of years we’ve hosted a year-long photography project where readers contribute an image a day over their 365 days (or 366 in the case of 2016 – thanks to the eagle eyed readers who got in touch to mention the leap year after we missed it last January!) | Over the last couple of years we’ve hosted a year-long photography project where readers contribute an image a day over their 365 days (or 366 in the case of 2016 – thanks to the eagle eyed readers who got in touch to mention the leap year after we missed it last January!) |
| The result is a collection of fascinating images from daily life, extraordinary events and even personal moments – as well as an interactive featuring some of our favourites published on 31 December. | The result is a collection of fascinating images from daily life, extraordinary events and even personal moments – as well as an interactive featuring some of our favourites published on 31 December. |
| You can get involved in 2017 by clicking here or on the blue GuardianWitness buttons above. | You can get involved in 2017 by clicking here or on the blue GuardianWitness buttons above. |
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| 12.25pm GMT | 12.25pm GMT |
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| Join the conversation about loneliness and what can help, below. | Join the conversation about loneliness and what can help, below. |
| How can you tackle loneliness for old people? Have places for them to go during the day, oh wait it turns out they've been closed down because of cuts. | How can you tackle loneliness for old people? Have places for them to go during the day, oh wait it turns out they've been closed down because of cuts. |
| My dad spoke highly of the local salvation army and their lunches after my mum died - even though he saw my extensive family regularly. Stuff like that helps. | My dad spoke highly of the local salvation army and their lunches after my mum died - even though he saw my extensive family regularly. Stuff like that helps. |
| 12.07pm GMT | 12.07pm GMT |
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| We could all do a little more to tackle loneliness | We could all do a little more to tackle loneliness |
| Anushka Asthana | Anushka Asthana |
| I met Jo Cox before she became a Labour politician through a mutual friend, and then got to know her better once she’d arrived in parliament. She was lovely – empathetic, friendly, vivacious and incredibly passionate. And she told me she wanted to direct that seemingly endless energy to two key priorities: helping civilians in war-torn Syria, and tackling the scourge of loneliness. | I met Jo Cox before she became a Labour politician through a mutual friend, and then got to know her better once she’d arrived in parliament. She was lovely – empathetic, friendly, vivacious and incredibly passionate. And she told me she wanted to direct that seemingly endless energy to two key priorities: helping civilians in war-torn Syria, and tackling the scourge of loneliness. |
| Typically for Jo, she made both cross-party efforts, teaming up on loneliness with Conservative Seema Kennedy, who will now take forward the work with Jo’s friend and colleague, Rachel Reeves. As they say in this interview I did in December, their focus won’t just be the elderly but new mums, children, refugees, the disabled and men who often don’t turn to anyone for help. | Typically for Jo, she made both cross-party efforts, teaming up on loneliness with Conservative Seema Kennedy, who will now take forward the work with Jo’s friend and colleague, Rachel Reeves. As they say in this interview I did in December, their focus won’t just be the elderly but new mums, children, refugees, the disabled and men who often don’t turn to anyone for help. |
| We could all heed their simple call to action – call a grandparent, visit a neighbour, meet the friend you keep putting off. | We could all heed their simple call to action – call a grandparent, visit a neighbour, meet the friend you keep putting off. |
| You can share your experiences of loneliness and ideas for tackling it, including any initiatives you know of, through our dedicated callout or in the comments, below. | You can share your experiences of loneliness and ideas for tackling it, including any initiatives you know of, through our dedicated callout or in the comments, below. |
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| Welcome | Welcome |
| Matthew Holmes | Matthew Holmes |
| Does the Christmas and New Year period seem a distant memory as you’re back in the swing of things at work, or are you keeping things festive and having an extended break? Whichever it is, hello – and welcome to today’s Guardian Social, your space to discuss the news and views you’ve found interesting this week, with input from Guardian journalists both above the line and in the comments, below. | Does the Christmas and New Year period seem a distant memory as you’re back in the swing of things at work, or are you keeping things festive and having an extended break? Whichever it is, hello – and welcome to today’s Guardian Social, your space to discuss the news and views you’ve found interesting this week, with input from Guardian journalists both above the line and in the comments, below. |
| Get involved and tell us what you want us to talk about by either posting in the comments or by emailing matthew.holmes@theguardian.com or sarah.marsh@theguardian.com – we’ll be here from noon to 4.30pm (GMT). | Get involved and tell us what you want us to talk about by either posting in the comments or by emailing matthew.holmes@theguardian.com or sarah.marsh@theguardian.com – we’ll be here from noon to 4.30pm (GMT). |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.26am GMT | at 11.26am GMT |