There is one aspect of the election that I agree with and that is “GET BREXIT DONE” however that is a discussion for another time as that one policy has sucked out all the life out of political discussion, therefore I have decided that when the candidates
come a knocking (and if they do not I will go to them) I will tell them that my vote will depend on the following:
If you become the MP for Ceredigion, will you table a private member’s bill calling for the Carer’s Allowance to match the National Living Wage and be index linked to RETAIL inflation instead of CONSUMER inflation?
If you become the MP for Ceredigion, will you hold regular Carer’s Surgeries where carers groups can hold one to one discussions with you so that the key issues involved with caring and support for carers?
If you become the MP for Ceredigion, will you commit to holding a Westminster Hall debate on caring in the United Kingdom?
Therefore I would be very interested to know what other people are doing in other parts of the country and if they want to ask their candidates the same questions as me, perhaps we can create a Carer’s Alliance and endorse candidates who genuinely believe that Carers should have a voice at Westminster?
I concur. We need new policies and new training for paid for carers. I am thinking of setting up my own care business for those with purely physical impairments. What about a petition?
However, (although this will be formally confirmed tomorrow afternoon when nominations close) I cannot see any sign of them fielding a candidate in any part of the country.
Free personal social care and integration with health
Introduce free personal social care and increase funding to meet the needs of vulnerable elderly and disabled people.
Implement the Dilnot Commission recommendations, even if the level of the cap needs to be reconsidered in the light of fiscal policy. The Dilnot Commission recommended that social care costs be shared by the whole community. We say that this would be fairer to all, and would not result in a new industry for lawyers and accountants in seeking to avoid the large and draconian costs that are in the Conservative manifesto.
Prioritise streamlined planning for housing-with-care schemes and clarify as a matter of urgency proposed changes to how supported housing is funded through the benefits system to put an end to uncertainty about the future of existing schemes and new developments.
Last Thursday, I was interviewed for BBC Look North - at 10, Decimal Place, instead of 10, Downing Street!!
A group of us were invited to ask questions to pose for candidates for the election.
Mine was “what will you do to support artists (which is my profession) and carers?”
Although the question I meant to ask was “can you pay carers a proper wage?”
