What the papers said in the week ending 18 September 2021
Christians on Ageing is devoting a session to death and assisted dying at its webinar on 29 September 2021.. This week has seen change in the position of the BMA following pressure from lobbying doctors The BMA must change its stance on assisted dying | Letters | The Guardian
Although a first move has been made to address the need for appropriate funding of social care, there are many doubts about it: Nearly 70,000 may die waiting for adult social care before Johnson plan kicks in | Social care | The Guardian
Life for poor and vulnerable people in this country, already very difficult, is threatened by political moves and other changes ‘Unconscionable’ universal credit cut breaks human rights law, says UN envoy | Universal credit | The Guardian
- Universal credit cut is a cruel blow for the poor | Letters | The Guardian
- UK inflation in record August jump as food and drink prices rise | Inflation | The Guardian
- Labour fears Dominic Raab will target rights act in new justice post | Human Rights Act | The Guardian
- Rules on GM farming and cars to be top of UK bonfire of EU laws | Brexit | The Guardian
Covid-19 is still with us – the confidence with which its relevance is being dismissed in some quarters is questionable – with the UK postures describe by some as reckless: Bring in measures soon or risk 7,000 daily Covid hospitalisations, Sage warns | Coronavirus | The Guardian
- Government’s callous approach to Covid deaths | Letters | The Guardian
- No 10 accused of sidelining behaviour experts on latest Covid measures | Health policy | The Guardian
- Coronavirus: plans to end free rapid tests in England ‘reckless’ | Coronavirus | The Guardian
- Vaccination is proving to be an effective defence, though not an absolute guarantee of safety: Fully vaccinated people account for 1.2% of England’s Covid-19 deaths | Coronavirus | The Guardian
Our international standing is undermined by some plans and actions: Bishops concerned by government’s approach to migrant crossings | Letters | The Guardian
Other health matters:
- The phenomenon of inequality is recognised and we are promised action: Sajid Javid promises health shake-up to fight ‘disease of disparity’ | Health policy | The Guardian
- An important longitudinal study is beginning to yield findings relevant to children, parents and grandparents Children of the 90s: third generation joins pioneering UK study | Medical research | The Guardian
- Children of the 90s in the news | Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children | University of Bristol
A study involving over 12,000 British adults has confirmed that there is an association between a number of conditions and dementia – people with macular degeneration or cataract have higher incidence of dementia (26% and 11% respectively). Diabetic eye disease is associated with a 61%increased incidence. Millions with eye conditions at higher risk of dementia, shows research | Medical research | The Guardian
- Interesting and worrying – and may lead to changes which could reduce the incidence of all these conditions
Spirituality and religion:
Emma Raducanu’s excellence on the tennis court, and in other realms, has attracted interest into her personal philosophy. Emma Raducanu’s Chinese heritage praised by China’s state media | Emma Raducanu | The Guardian
Less joyful is a reminder of the friction which still remains in some people’s minds between differing interpretations of Christian Faith ‘Don’t pass Catholic churches’: protests as Glasgow braces for Orange walks | Glasgow | The Guardian
Later life:
The promise of an easier old age in sheltered housing and very sheltered housing complexes is not as secure as we might hope. Costs are found to rise in some situations with loss of rights: Are retirement properties sound investments or inheritance headaches? | Housing in retirement | The Guardian
We have lost the extraordinarily creative Sir Clive Sinclair: Sir Clive Sinclair obituary | Computing | The Guardian
A sketch of Adrianus Jacobus Zuyderland made by Van Gogh in 1882 captures the distress experienced by some old people of that time. It has been hidden in private hands since 1910 but is now to be displayed at The Amsterdam Museum. Unforgettable
David Jolley
