Who is the Court of Protection really protecting?

Posted by on Oct 25, 2009 in Alzheimer's, News | 30 comments They say you judge a nation by the way it looks after its elderly and vulnerable population. So who can defend this very disturbing report in today’s Mail on Sunday which claims that the Court of Protection is seizing the assets of thousands of elderly and mentally impaired people and turning control of their lives over to the State – against the wishes of their relatives. The Court of...
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The pain of a Conservative government

Posted by on Oct 25, 2009 in Politics | 1 comment This quote caught my eye when I read it in the national press yesterday, and  likewise Guido Fawkes. Scottish writer Armando Iannucci says of the prospect of a Conservative government… “I don’t think there’s going to be dancing in the streets. It will be like knowing you have to go in for a knee operation. You know it’s going to happen, it’ll get done and you’ll probably walk...
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Congratulations to Liz Truss

Posted by on Oct 25, 2009 in Politics | 10 comments Congratulations to Liz Truss on being selected the Conservative candidate for South  West Norfolk where she will be a great asset. I met her at the Conservative Conference in Manchester when she was chairing a fringe meeting and thought she was outstanding, and told her so afterwards. I know of Liz through the Rerform think tank where she is Deputy Director and I have joined as an Associate...
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