Have to say there are some generalisations in the above. It all depends on whether a council is a Unitary, a County or a District. Districts. for excample, have no responsibilities for social care wh… (View Post)

You misunderstand - I'm not just talking about those who work in the care sector - I'm referring to those who provide unpaid care in the family whether for children, parents or grandparents. In many … (View Post)

Evening all :) The other aspect of care for the elderly is the greater proportion of that care that happens outside residential facilities. You have various levels of domiciliary care and the one are… (View Post)

On my perambulation round East Ham yesterday, I was musing on the empty primary and secondary school buildings and wondering why we couldn't put the illegal asylum seekers in those temporarily during… (View Post)

Yet the current property taxation system is riddled with inconsistencies. There are people in £8m mansions who pay less than people in £400k semis in other areas. There needs to be a local element to… (View Post)