GETTY STOCK IMAGE Many of Britain’s care homes are not fit for purpose
We have known for decades that we have an increasingly ageing population, we have also known that many of Britain’s care homes are not fit for purpose, although it has taken a shamingly long time for anyone to act (and not enough action is being taken now.) And yet we learn that one in six care homes risks going bust due to rising costs and lack of funding. This is an utterly disgraceful state of affairs.
GETTY STOCK IMAGE One in six care homes risks going bust due to rising costs and lack of funding
Imagine if such an appalling outcome actually happened: what would we actually do with these poor souls who are completely beyond looking after themselves? This being the case, it is an absolute obscenity that Britain is still spending upwards of £13billion on foreign aid (including £6million to Jeremy Corbyn’s socialist paradise of Venezuela) while its own old age pensioners risk not only poverty but appalling lack of care when they need help most. Yes, as a rich country we have a duty towards the world’s poorest but the Government’s first consideration must be its own people. It is essential that proper plans are made to cope with the growing care crisis, an area that takes priority beyond almost anything. It is a scandal that a country as rich as ours has let such a state of affairs come to pass. -----------------------
GETTY The tax burden on holidays abroad now stands at £3.1billion
How to get the best exchange rate Tue, March 28, 2017 Exchange rate: How to get the best deal on your holiday money. Play slideshow Getty 1 of 8 How to get the best exchange rate
Even holidays are taxed A s the hardworking folk of Britain head off on their well-earned holidays this year, many will be blithely unaware that even now they will be filling the Treasury’s coffers. The TaxPayers’ Alliance has worked out that the tax burden on holidays abroad now stands at £3.1billion, the highest in the developed world and the equivalent of nearly £69 a head. In this country we are taxed on incomes. We are taxed on purchases. We are taxed on capital gains, inheritance, the purchase of a property – you name it we’re taxed on it. And now we learn we even get taxed on our humble holiday. It is an absolute and utter disgrace. -----------------------
PH Psychotherapist Derek O'Neill said there was lots of 'raw emotion'
HOW long will it be before the care crisis spirals completely out of control?
GETTY STOCK IMAGE Many of Britain’s care homes are not fit for purpose We have known for decades that we have an increasingly ageing population we have also known that many of Britain’s care homes are not fit for purpose although it has taken a shamingly long time for anyone to act and not enough action is being taken now And yet we learn that one in six care homes risks going bust due to rising costs and lack of funding This is an utterly disgraceful state of affairs GETTY STOCK IMAGE One in six care homes risks going bust due to rising costs and lack of funding Imagine if such an appalling outcome actually happened what would we actually do with these poor souls who are completely beyond looking after themselves This being the case it is an absolute obscenity that Britain is still spending upwards of £13billion on foreign aid including £6million to Jeremy Corbyn’s socialist paradise of Venezuela while its own old age pensioners risk not only poverty but appalling lack of care when they need help most Yes as a rich country we have a duty towards the world’s poorest but the Government’s first consideration must be its own people It is essential that proper plans are made to cope with the growing care crisis an area that takes priority beyond almost anything It is a scandal that a country as rich as ours has let such a state of affairs come to pass GETTY The tax burden on holidays abroad now stands at £3.1billion How to get the best exchange rate Tue, March 28, 2017 Exchange rate How to get the best deal on your holiday money Play slideshow Getty 1 of 8 How to get the best exchange rate Even holidays are taxed A s the hardworking folk of Britain head off on their well-earned holidays this year many will be blithely unaware that even now they will be filling the Treasury’s coffers The TaxPayers’ Alliance has worked out that the tax burden on holidays abroad now stands at £3.1billion the highest in the developed world and the equivalent of nearly £69 a head In this country we are taxed on incomes We are taxed on purchases We are taxed on capital gains inheritance the purchase of a property you name it we’re taxed on it And now we learn we even get taxed on our humble holiday It is an absolute and utter disgrace PH Psychotherapist Derek O'Neill said there was lots of raw emotion