Category Archives: ELDERLY UK POLICY

“Pension Discredit”

Posted on May 22, 2016 by john graham

When Pension Credit was first introduced by the Government, it was one of the least understood benefits for older people and it remains so to this day.    It is supposed to ensure the poorest pensioners are guaranteed a higher level … Continue reading →

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The £155 pension hardly anyone gets !

Posted on April 10, 2016 by john graham

I have been writing about pensions almost from the start of my blog and a familiar theme in many of my posts is about the cynicism and duplicity of ‘ political speak’.   So many political announcements grab headlines on … Continue reading →

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“Deaths up = Taxes up”

Posted on March 20, 2016 by john graham

We have just this week heard the 2016 Budget announcement from the Chancellor —  George Osbourne.   Pensioners have once again been ‘protected’?   No cuts to benefits for older people  — not even to Winter Fuel Allowance.   However the … Continue reading →

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“Age UK” – The Last Straw

Posted on March 13, 2016 by john graham

Just as I predicted a few weeks ago in my blogs about Age UK’s commercial deals (see “Age UK” in the TAG CLOUD for the previous posts). The Charity Commission have been provoked into action. The recent negative publicity about … Continue reading →

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“Brand Age UK”

Posted on February 14, 2016 by john graham

Not too many years ago the two leading brands related to age in the UK were all about old age, frailty and people “in need”.   Help The Aged was the main campaigning voice for the sector and Age Concern … Continue reading →

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Pensioners votes taken forgranted.

Posted on January 25, 2016 by john graham

The Conservative Party has long seen itself as a champion of older people.    It prides and preens itself  as a supporter of British values.  This has kept it in power through the last two general elections, propped up by the … Continue reading →

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“Loneliness Kills”

Posted on December 13, 2015 by john graham

Less than six months ago I was writing about the many thousands of older people who live a lonely later life. Now from the University of Chicago, a research study shows clear scientific evidence of the link between social isolation … Continue reading →

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“Duplicitous Politicians”

Posted on November 1, 2015 by john graham

The Conservative Government has not long been elected and now at the first party conference after the election, they are contemplating new policies that they were not prepared to discuss with the very people who voted for them. At a … Continue reading →

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“A Headstone on Assisted Dying – for now”

Posted on October 7, 2015 by john graham

This subject has been a thread running through many of my posts ever since I started this blog in 2010.   It was prompted by the story of Debbie Purdey, an MS sufferer who wanted “the right to die”.  (See “Lucy … Continue reading →

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“Same Old, Same Old – Death’s Door”

Posted on July 5, 2015 by john graham

Before I had even concluded my last blog on the recurring headlines about assisted suicide, a host of new headlines on the same subject appear:- “Dying without dignity” – Daily Mail – 20th May 2015 “The dam is about to … Continue reading →

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