What the papers said in the week ending 29 April 2023
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Creativity remains undimmed, at least in some highly gifted people: The Guardian view on older artists: bridging history and personal life | Editorial | The Guardian
But for some, the need for care in late life is tainted with fear as services are inadequate or worse: Half of UK public fear family would not be well looked after in care homes | Social care | The Guardian
- The problems are not restricted to the very old: Learning-disabled and autistic people are being neglected and tortured. How much longer? | John Harris | The Guardian
- The distressing reality of ‘care’ for disabled young people | Social care | The Guardian
The blinkered view through rose-tinted spectacles, that a cure for dementia is within reach, is not helpful to those who live the reality of life with dementia UK on verge of new dawn for dementia treatments, says taskforce chair | Dementia | The Guardian
- Dementia is seen amongst our pets as well as our human companions: Dogs with dementia also have sleep problems, finds study | UK news | The Guardian
Progress in health care:
Taking examinations to people most at risk is not a new strategy, but it works: NHS lung cancer trucks boost early diagnoses in deprived areas of England | Lung cancer | The Guardian
Recognising unwanted effects of treatment will avoid problems for the future: UK study highlights heart disease risk from older types of hip replacement | Medical research | The Guardian
Religion:
Christianity has become politicised in the Russia-Ukraine conflict: The Guardian view on Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine: breaking with Moscow | Editorial | The Guardian
An extreme cult in Kenya has produced the deaths of its followers: ‘Starvation cult’ death toll in Kenya rises to 103 as popular preacher Ezekiel Odero arrested | World News | Sky News
The Church of England recognises the worth of people who are not married: Jesus was single and single people should be valued, says Church of England | Anglicanism | The Guardian
Poverty for many
The head of the Bank of England has caused controversy by urging people to come to terms with their relative poverty: Britons ‘need to accept’ they’re poorer, says Bank of England economist | Bank of England | The Guardian
- The Guardian view on Britons getting poorer: don’t accept it | Editorial | The Guardian
- Huw Pill’s claim that we are all worse off is false. The rich have got richer | Bank of England | The Guardian
Troubles:
Blind people are having to wait without support from a blind-dog – The traing programme is too demanding of time: Rewards-led training regime behind long waits for UK guide dogs, says campaigner | Blindness and visual impairment | The Guardian
Parks are being required to give up assets to make money, rather than be free to protect and improve public health: The Guardian view on parks: an asset that should be for everyone | Editorial | The Guardian
Classical Music fears for its future as finances are reduced: ‘A long-term fight for existence’ – full text of Simon Rattle speech on the crisis facing UK classical music | Classical music | The Guardian
Additional restrictions when people wish to vote may disadvantage some people: I refuse to ask voters for ID, so I’ve quit polling station work after 40 years | Local elections | The Guardian
Students are paying more for loans required for their grants: Record £4.8bn interest added to student debt in Britain last year | Student finance | The Guardian
Foodbanks become busier and busier: UK food bank charity reports record take-up amid cost of living crisis | Food banks | The Guardian
Bird flu is still active: Farne Islands to remain closed after three new cases of bird flu detected | Bird flu | The Guardian
High temperatures in the seas will change the ecology of the world: Record ocean temperatures put Earth in ‘uncharted territory’, say scientists | Climate crisis | The Guardian
But we can be pleased:
To have known Harry Belafonte in his many roles: Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and tireless activist, dies aged 96 | Music | The Guardian
To celebrate the honour of Bamburgh: Northumberland village retains title of UK’s best seaside resort for third year | Beach holidays | The Guardian
To know that the European Convention on Human Rights is likely to be respected in the UK: Britain leaving ECHR would be ‘catastrophic’, says development minister | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
To know that biodiversity will bring us more loveliness: ‘No Mow May’: UK gardeners urged to let wildflowers and grass grow | Plants | The Guardian
David Jolley. Chair of Christians on Ageing, in a personal capacity.
