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a glimpse of changes which would transform the lives of mrs finn and many others.e of old people's health is also the concern of the local authority. but over time, the split between a free nhs and a means—tested care system run by councils has, according to today's report, led to fundamental unfairness. as michael basford, who grew up with the cradle—to—grave promises made then has discovered aged 83, and with dementia. it's like michael walking into a fog, and you can't quite hold onto him. as the years go by, he gets deeper and deeper into that fog, and there's nothing you can do about it. michael's wife linda looked after him for years, but when she could no longer cope, he moved to a residential home. that costs £800 a week. do you want to have another spoonful for me? although he qualifies for council help, they still pay £550 a week from their dwindling savings. because he drew the short straw, and has dementia and not some other terminal illness, he's having to pay for his treatment, because his treatment is social care. so these are some of the old reports
a glimpse of changes which would transform the lives of mrs finn and many others.e of old people's health is also the concern of the local authority. but over time, the split between a free nhs and a means—tested care system run by councils has, according to today's report, led to fundamental unfairness. as michael basford, who grew up with the cradle—to—grave promises made then has discovered aged 83, and with dementia. it's like michael walking into a fog, and you can't quite hold onto...
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a glimpse of changes which would transform the lives of mrs finn and many others.m run by councils has, according to today's report, led to fundamental unfairness. as michael basford, who grew up with the cradle—to—grave promises made then has discovered aged 83, and with dementia. it's like michael is walking into a fog, and you can't quite hold onto him. as the years go by, he gets deeper and deeper into that fog, and there's nothing you can do about it. michael's wife linda looked after him for years, but when she could no longer cope he moved to a residential home. that costs £800 a week. do you want to have another spoonful for me? although he qualifies for council help, they still pay £550 a week from their dwindling savings. because he drew the short straw, and has dementia and not some other terminal illness, he's having to pay for his treatment, because his treatment is social care. so these are some of the old reports... 70 years ago, people didn't live as long and conditions like dementia weren't a major issue. now they are, and charities like this descr
a glimpse of changes which would transform the lives of mrs finn and many others.m run by councils has, according to today's report, led to fundamental unfairness. as michael basford, who grew up with the cradle—to—grave promises made then has discovered aged 83, and with dementia. it's like michael is walking into a fog, and you can't quite hold onto him. as the years go by, he gets deeper and deeper into that fog, and there's nothing you can do about it. michael's wife linda looked after...
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mr. obama calls a few aides to ruminate. you can see it right back to some of the characters to huckleberry finn, maybe mr. obama, answered, that's the best we can hope for. what's his place in history? >> i think barack obama was saying he's just a con artist, this president. donald trump makes up facts all the time. he doesn't go on empirical evidence, and it's kind of blowing up of any kind of integrity from the white house now. and because trump doesn't know much history, he's simply anti-obama. anything obama does or says he criticizes. and hence his alley is d' souza who really became famous in the republican world hard right by just trashing obama as much as possible. >> how big a part of the trump presidency is president obama, frank? >> huge, huge. i mean i was thinking about that today. president obama is like the first husband, and you're the second husband. and that person has to either not exist or be all things bad so you can relish your marriage to the extent you want to. i think that's trump's attitude. one of his other predecessors was scooter libby. that was sort of poking the eye of pres
mr. obama calls a few aides to ruminate. you can see it right back to some of the characters to huckleberry finn, maybe mr. obama, answered, that's the best we can hope for. what's his place in history? >> i think barack obama was saying he's just a con artist, this president. donald trump makes up facts all the time. he doesn't go on empirical evidence, and it's kind of blowing up of any kind of integrity from the white house now. and because trump doesn't know much history, he's simply...
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finn. maybe, mr. obama answered, that's the best we can hope for. what's his place in history? >> well, i think barack obama was saying maybe the best he is just a confidence man, a con artist, this president. but it turns out the he is also a conspiracy theorist. donald trump makes up facts all the time. he doesn't go on empirical evidence, and it's kind of blowing up of any kind of integrity from the white house now. so barack obama's worst fears are come to fruition. and because trump doesn't know much history, he simply is anti-obama. anything that obama ever does or says, he criticizes. and hence his alley is d'souza who really became famous in the republican world hard right by just trashing obama as much as possible. >> he should be thanking him for the economy because that's one of the things that's keeping his poll numbers even, the local numbers as high as they are now. how big a part of the trump presidency is president obama, frank? >> huge, huge. i mean i was thinking about that today. president obama is like the first husband, and you're the second husband. and th
finn. maybe, mr. obama answered, that's the best we can hope for. what's his place in history? >> well, i think barack obama was saying maybe the best he is just a confidence man, a con artist, this president. but it turns out the he is also a conspiracy theorist. donald trump makes up facts all the time. he doesn't go on empirical evidence, and it's kind of blowing up of any kind of integrity from the white house now. so barack obama's worst fears are come to fruition. and because trump...