So the Government is to spend ?670million to offer free personal care for the most vulnerable elderly people in their own homes. Good, you may say. I'm not so sure. The more the state intervenes, the more we seem to treat the elderly with contempt.
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November 18th, 2009
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November 18th, 2009
Caring for the elderly is the hallmark of civilised society. In Britain we don't just look out for ourselves, we also look after each other. It is part of the soul of our nation, underpinned by those core values of fairness and responsibility.
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November 18th, 2009
The Today programme's Thought for the Day slot will remain closed to non-religious contributors after the BBC's governing body rejected accusations that it breaches editorial guidelines.
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November 18th, 2009
The BBC should broadcast a version of Radio 4?s Thought for the Day for non-believers, John Humphrys said yesterday.
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November 18th, 2009
The BBC's governing body has rejected a series of complaints about a ban on non-religious contributors to the Radio 4 Today programme's Thought for the Day.
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November 18th, 2009
The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed that transplant subjects also experienced fewer deaths than those who didn?t receive stem cells.
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November 18th, 2009
Two London hospitals have been accused of blocking access to life-saving treatment, by barring new mothers from storing their babies' stem cells.
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November 18th, 2009
The nation's Catholic bishops approved a pastoral letter on marriage Tuesday as their pivotal effort in their battle to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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November 18th, 2009
Two of Britain's most notorious Muslim extremists have been given free rein to recruit fellow inmates in prison and are spreading propaganda from behind bars, a think-tank founded by two former Islamic radicals said Monday.
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November 17th, 2009
The public has spoken. Nearly 5 million pink slips have already flooded Congress, and today members of both the U.S. House and Senate are standing to acknowledge it. Amidst a backdrop of pink slips, members of Congress will host a press conference at 11 a.m. at the House Triangle outside the U.S. Capitol today.