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Carers: a curtailed and lonely life

By ⋅ May 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

One of the loneliest jobs a person can do is not working on an oil rig or spending months at an Antarctic research station; it’s being a carer. Margaret E Ward looks at the emotional and physical toll and, in light of Government inaction, asks what we can do to help

Bee in your bonnet?

By ⋅ February 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Is there something wrong with the world you live in? Maybe it’s the way older people are treated. Perhaps it’s the shameful extent of child poverty.  It could be the slow pace of progress on the climate change issue. Whatever it is, it’s driving you crazy. So, what do you do? Complain to family and [...]

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