Photo Exhibition: The Vanished East End This great exhibition of black and white photos from the 1970s and 80s is on at the Brady Arts Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5HU. From Whitechapel Station
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Tag: Age UK
“The poorest will be hit hardest by latest social care rethink”
Who said that? Sir Andrew Dilnot who had devised reforms to prevent people losing their homes. Eorann Lean at Age UK emailed to thank those of us who wrote to our MPs asking them to
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Sunak refuses to listen to pensioners
State Pensions The triple lock mechanism, a means by which state pensions kept pace with inflation, was a Conservative manifesto pledge. Last September the Government said it was suspending the triple lock. The Labour Party
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Help the lonely this Christmas
For some people, especially around 1.5 million older people, Christmas is actually a lonely time. This might be due to the death of a partner. Help for older people who live alone Age UK have
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Ageism and Covid
Ageism and the Covid death toll There have been 70,500 deaths from coronavirus in the 65 and over age group – 90% of total deaths. 28% of those deaths occurred in a care home. Yet
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