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i should have posted this article in the last post but couldn't find it. see the quote/reference. if social care is the responsibility of the local authority as @leatash writes, then central government is only responsible for for health care policy for those with 'cancer or acute illness' see below. The problem exists as most care homes closed years ago andf we now have the under-funded 'care ...
Is social care not in the hands of the Local Authority? Now i have a number of friends who have had to sell their homes to fund their care. Under the new proposals they would have a £100,000 left and would only have the property sold when their care ceased or have i read the said proposal incorrectly. Now if i have read it correctly and at my age over 70 and have just completed 214 Wainwright's i ...
@leatash , fair enough if you're a staunch blairite you're very unlikely to vote for a corbyn led labour. so thank you for clarifying as i did wonder if you were a socialist. @S i agree, if only voting was about listen to and weighing up policies, but unfortunately our right wing media has made it all about politician's personalities, with personal attacks, belittling and propaganda against ...
there is nothing bitter or showy about advocating a healthy and sustainable lifestyle, why would anyone take my previous post personally? i was writing in generalized terms and not about any individual, but the foodstuffs mentioned by @Lynne and @leatash are good examples of both costly and less healthy food items - this thread is about getting less for our money, but it is all also linked to ...
The Daily Mash is all satire but it can be difficult to tell the difference between reality and satire these days!
@Lynne , thankyou for the clarification for those that might not have picked up on my 'tongue in cheek, i think' .
Tony did it for me great years.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/plan-to-confiscate-grans-house-and-steal-your-inheritance-strangely-unpopular-20170525128189
All, In case you are unaware, the Daily Mash is an online satirical magazine.
Togue in cheek, I think. http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/mps-to-receive-afghanistan-guilt-allowance-200909252090