What the papers said in the week ending 7 October 2022
A lot of column space has been devoted to reports and comments about the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham as we struggle to understand the new leadership team and the economic and environmental challenges we face
- The stability of finances has been rocked: Pensions watchdog called in to emergency talks on UK market turmoil | Pensions industry | The Guardian
- Bank confirms pension funds almost collapsed amid market meltdown | Pensions industry | The Guardian
- People of all ages, especially those with the least resources, look to be in danger: Food bank near Truss and Kwarteng’s homes says locals need ‘torrent’ of help | Food banks | The Guardian
- ‘You see the lack of compassion’: anger at Tories in fuel-poor Wolverhampton | Conservative conference 2022 | The Guardian
- Leeds is latest city to cancel Christmas market, citing budget pressures | Leeds | The Guardian
The wise are not convinced that current plans and policies will be effective in regaining stability and enough support for the weakest in our community: Kwasi Kwarteng may have U-turned, but huge spending cuts are still coming | Gordon Brown | The Guardian
The healthcare and social care services are overstretched: Woman made to wait 20 hours for RAC rescue had to shelter with strangers | Motoring | The Guardian
At this time of stress, the problems are compounded by inequalities within the population Black and minority ethnic people in UK twice as likely to be in ‘deep poverty’ | Poverty | The Guardian
- The Guardian view on race and poverty: a worsening divide | Editorial | The Guardian
- There is conflict: Racist hate crimes pass 100,000 in England and Wales for first time | Crime | The Guardian
Healthcare and related science:
The illness of a celebrity whose condition was diagnosed by the doctor he saw in A and E before they ever met, has opened Parkinson’s disease to a wider audience. This can only be good for the many other people living with this condition. Jeremy Paxman appears to be sanguine about the sharing of information about his health. Jeremy Paxman got Parkinson’s diagnosis after doctor saw him on TV | Jeremy Paxman | The Guardian
Fears of dementia and the life which may follow its diagnosis have been found to be associated with an increased incidence of suicide. More reasons for us to know more about dementia and to do what we can to make living with dementia something other than a monster: People with recent dementia diagnosis found to have higher suicide risk | Dementia | The Guardian
The information yielded from an examination of the retina at a routine eye check can be used to learn more about the cardiovascular system: AI eye checks can predict heart disease risk in less than minute, finds study | Heart disease | The Guardian
Covid-19 blights the lives of many people for months and years after their infection: More than 1m people report long Covid in UK a year after infection | Long Covid | The Guardian
- Many people who lost relatives and friends during the pandemic and the restrictions of lockdowns, continue to be affected by unresolved grief: Covid bereavement in UK has affected prospects of tens of thousands – report | Coronavirus | The Guardian
The extremes of weather derived from climate change are bringing forward deaths, especially amongst older people: England recorded 2,800 excess deaths in over-65s during 2022 heatwaves | Extreme weather | The Guardian
- It will take a long-term, determined international effort to reverse this
Church Matters:
The Church of England is struggling with issues of sexuality and abuse: The Church of England must work harder to welcome gay people | Letters | The Guardian
Other matters:
There may be prospects for recycling plastic: Wax worm saliva rapidly breaks down plastic bags, scientists discover | Plastics | The Guardian
The original Emma has been bought by an American but will stay in England: Most expensive Jane Austen novel sells for £375,000 | Jane Austen | The Guardian
Doctors most closely involved with care of the dying make their voices known: Our objections to assisted dying are based on evidence, not religion | Letters | The Guardian
The Big Issue shares insider insights to life in prison and prisoners: ‘A prison within a prison’ – Big Issue North
War: War between Russia and Ukraine continues – and is as worrying as ever: Russia no longer has full control of any of four ‘annexed’ Ukrainian provinces | Ukraine | The Guardian
David Jolley Chair of Christians on Ageing, in a personal capacity.
