What the papers said in the week ending 19 November 2022
Older people are carried along in the whirl of worry which is affecting people of all ages. To a degree our interests are to be preserved – which leaves us to worry about others even more. UK government spending: where the cuts will fall | Autumn statement 2022 | The Guardian
- Hunt unveils tax rises and spending cuts as OBR says eight years of growth to be wiped out | Autumn statement 2022 | The Guardian
- Millions of UK households to pay more for energy from April | Jeremy Hunt | The Guardian
- Biggest hit to living standards on record as Hunt lays out autumn statement | Autumn statement 2022 | The Guardian
- Andrew Dilnot approves of most of the changes announced in the budget – but sees no reason to delay their implementation: Architect of Tory social care cap plans ‘puzzled’ by Hunt’s two-year delay | Social care | The Guardian
- The mechanics and consequences of bed-blocking are examined – It must be possible to find a way of getting people into the right place with the right help: Up to one in three English hospital beds occupied by patients fit for discharge | NHS | The Guardian
- ‘A doctor told me I could be here for months’: patients stuck in England’s hospitals | NHS | The Guardian
Oil in the right places is necessary or the machine grinds to a halt: Two Tory-run councils warn PM of possible bankruptcy | Local government | The Guardian
There is danger that we will lose lives, practices and sources of hope and ability for the future if we do not take heed: Nationalism is the ideology of our age. No wonder the world is in crisis | Gordon Brown | The Guardian
- UK must act over poverty, housing and equal rights, says UN body | Poverty | The Guardian
- Housing boss refuses to resign over death of two-year-old boy due to mould | UK news | The Guardian
- Dismay at threat of ‘devastating’ job cuts at Birkbeck, University of London | Birkbeck, University of London | The Guardian
- How Birkbeck broke down barriers to education | Birkbeck, University of London | The Guardian
- Dogs Trust reports big rise in number of people trying to rehome their pets | Dogs | The Guardian
- Royal Mail requests permission to stop Saturday letter delivery | Royal Mail | The Guardian
The need to provide effective Mental Health services is painfully clear: People are dying Mental health may be biggest factor in UK homicides, study finds | Crime | The Guardian
- Older relatives of people with serious illnesses which are not receiving adequate care are at great risk: Family of schizophrenic man who killed parents say it was preventable | Crime | The Guardian
- Some older people find new hazards within the chaos: Sexually transmitted infections on the rise among over-65s in England | Sexual health | The Guardian
We have remembered past wars: King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday for first time as monarch | Remembrance Day | The Guardian
Terrors of the current European war continue: PM Mateusz Morawiecki calls for calm after explosion – as it happened | Ukraine | The Guardian
As we approach Christmas there are prospects of rationing scarce foods: Tesco may join Lidl and Asda in rationing eggs as bird flu leads to empty shelves | Tesco | The Guardian
- Comparisons find that dearest may be best, but others do pretty well: Aldi’s 29p mince pie a close second to Waitrose’s winner in blind taste test | Retail industry | The Guardian
- The squeeze on household purses is seeing a shift in where people shop – from middle ground to cheapest supermarkets: UK shoppers switch to budget ranges as grocery price inflation hits record high | Supermarkets | The Guardian
- The supermarket shoppers are abandoning amid cost of living crisis (yahoo.com)
- Comfort foods are always welcome and bring back memories: Comfort and joy: the welcome resurgence of rice pudding | Food | The Guardian
Memories of life from the 1950s are sparked and celebrated unashamedly ‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today | Society | The Guardian
- Wilson the Wonder Athlete – Wikipedia
- Bouncing Briggs (20m.com)
- Baby boomers reflect on past times and future fears | Social history | The Guardian
We are glad to know of better prospects for treatment of some brain cancers: Vaccine shown to prolong life of patients with aggressive brain cancer | Cancer research | The Guardian
Glad to see Jesus’ name: Jesus treated women with respect, and so should the church | Anglicanism | The Guardian
Wonder about the future of Twitter Twitter ‘closes offices’ after Elon Musk’s loyalty oath sparks wave of resignations | Twitter | The Guardian
Take note of the weather: UK weather: roads flooded as heavy rain batters Britain | UK weather | The Guardian
And remember: Recently discovered Wind in the Willows illustration to be sold at auction | Books | The Guardian
David Jolley, Chair of Christians on Ageing, in a personal capacity
