{"id":85866,"date":"2017-10-30T18:17:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T18:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=389c5a9b66f8a022b3d39686dc9ef182"},"modified":"2017-10-30T18:17:46","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T18:17:46","slug":"speech-a-source-of-inspiration-and-determination-for-us-all-pm-at-parkinsons-reception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=85866","title":{"rendered":"Speech: A source of ‘inspiration and determination for us all’\u2013 PM at Parkinson’s reception"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I am delighted to welcome you all to Downing Street and to have this opportunity to thank you all for everything you are doing to support this brilliant charity and to lead the way in the fight against Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

I think what we have just heard so movingly from Emma and from Steve this evening should be a source of both inspiration and determination for us all.<\/p>\n

Inspiration, because we should all be inspired by all that Parkinson\u2019s UK has helped to achieve at the forefront as we\u2019ve heard of pioneering research that has improved our understanding, care and treatment of Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

We should be inspired by the immeasurable support that this charity \u2013 and so many people in this room – provide to those affected by Parkinson\u2019s, as well as to their loved ones and carers.<\/p>\n

And I believe we should be inspired too by the achievements of those living with the condition.<\/p>\n

People like Emma who, as we have seen tonight, are changing attitudes towards Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

And people like the conductor James Morgan \u2013 who together with his partner Juliette \u2013 have raised more than \u00a3270,000 for Parkinson\u2019s UK by staging star-studded concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.<\/p>\n

These concerts have enabled James to show just how much he can still achieve living with Parkinson\u2019s, while at the same time raising vital funds to help others.<\/p>\n

And I was delighted earlier to be able to present James and Juliette with a Point of Light award \u2013 which recognises outstanding volunteers in our country for their service to others.<\/p>\n

But as we draw inspiration from all of these things, so we should also renew our determination to step up the fight against Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

For two centuries on from Dr James Parkinson\u2019s Essay on the Shaking Palsy, we have simply not done enough or come anywhere near far enough.<\/p>\n

We still do not have the capability as Steve has just said to slow or stop the condition in its tracks.<\/p>\n

And as Emma and Steve have said so powerfully, the time to act is now.<\/p>\n

For our part, this government is investing over \u00a31 billion a year through the National Institute for Health Research \u2013 which has doubled its spending on neurological conditions since 2010.<\/p>\n

Already Parkinson\u2019s UK and the UK research community have achieved a great deal together.<\/p>\n

We have many of the world\u2019s top scientists and researchers \u2013 and while several great discoveries have been made across the world \u2013 it is in the UK that we are joining them up.<\/p>\n

We have been steadily building towards a tipping point in Parkinson\u2019s research and we must do everything possible to bring that moment to pass.<\/p>\n

So I would urge everyone across the country to do all they can to support this effort – and to support the vital work of charities like Parkinson\u2019s UK.<\/p>\n

So that together we can reach that breakthrough moment and bring forward the day when no-one need fear Parkinson\u2019s again.<\/p>\n

So on behalf of the whole country, thank you again for all that you are doing in the fight against Parkinson\u2019s; thank you for the leadership you are showing in changing attitudes towards Parkinson\u2019s, and thank you for all the support that you give to thousands of people across our country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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