Category Archives: ELDERLY UK POLICY

“78 Charities Open Letter”

Posted on June 14, 2012 by john graham

Just over a month ago a group of well known UK charities wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister about the Crisis of Care of the Elderly.  This is inevitably going to fall on deaf ears.   I have reprinted the letter … Continue reading →

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“Food for Thought”

Posted on June 7, 2012 by john graham

The Daily Mail has to be applauded for its relentless, if half-hearted, campaign in pursuit of “Dignity for the Elderly”.  (Click on “Dignity be Damned” in the TAG CLOUD for earlier blogs on this subject). It is a good story line, … Continue reading →

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“Home Alone 3”

Posted on May 27, 2012 by john graham

This blog continues on the theme of elderly people being left at home in an “asset” that they are desperately hanging onto, but with insufficient income to live a good life, especially if they become frail and need support.  (See … Continue reading →

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“Home Alone” 2

Posted on May 24, 2012 by john graham

The discussion about equity release is hotting up !  ( see earlier posts on this subject by clicking on equity release in the tag cloud ) A report by property agent Rightmove, based on a consumer survey, has indicated that … Continue reading →

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“Home Alone”

Posted on May 22, 2012 by john graham

This blog follows on from “Feel Good Inaction” (to see it click on previous post in the ARCHIVE, 20th May 2012), which was written in response to an open letter to the Prime Minister from 78 charities, calling for action … Continue reading →

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“Feel Good Inaction”

Posted on May 20, 2012 by john graham

This blog is a follow on from “Conspiracy of Silence” (click on the ARCHIVE, 18th May 2012). Having remained silent for months on the deepening crisis in elderly care, there is a sudden outcry after the local elections have taken place.  … Continue reading →

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“Conspiracy of Silence”

Posted on May 17, 2012 by john graham

The older generation tend to be more conservative both with a small “c” and a capital “C”.  They also tend to turn out to vote more than the younger generation.  Unless they are too frail to do so. What so … Continue reading →

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A Cruel Deception.

Posted on May 15, 2012 by john graham

I wrote scathingly about the £140 state pension when it was first heralded as a great step forward by Ian Duncan Smith, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.  (Click on Pensions under Topics to see more, or find … Continue reading →

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“Uneconomic Prediction”

Posted on February 7, 2012 by john graham

I don’t venture into discussing economics in this blog because it’s not a subject I pretend to understand.  In these heady days of the credit crunch aftermath, the potential melt-down of the European Union and ever-present threat of an ongoing … Continue reading →

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“Cowardly Inaction” 2

Posted on January 24, 2012 by john graham

Just as I was writing my first blog on the desperate plight of elderly social care at the very beginning of 2012 (see “Cowardly Inaction” dated 15 January 2012 or click on “Slippery Slope” in the TAG CLOUD) a letter … Continue reading →

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