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Making the right choice: power of attorney or Court of Protection?

What are the options for people who become unable to manage their own affairs? Philip Baldwin of Bray & Bray solicitors explains some of the key differences between a lasting power of attorney and ...

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Nation not geared up to care, says Carers Trust

More than half the nation isn’t geared up to care for their family or friends, nor have they considered what would happen if they needed to be cared for, according to new data released by Carers Trust ...

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80-year-old Ken Loach’s anti-austerity polemic is gripping stuff

Joyce Glasser reviews I, Daniel Blake (October 21, 2016) Cert. 15, 100 min. The appeal of Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake – which won the Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival – is clearly no ...

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Older people paying the price for cuts to social care

The care and support older people receive increasingly depends on where they live and how much money they have rather than their needs, according to a new report by The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Tr ...

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