"May's manifesto was grim, "
It was also completely uncosted.
Which she though was not a problem as "They will vote for me and the Grey vote is naturally Conservative. "
Successive govts have been generous to pensioners. Historically they were not well paid. Now that has changed a lot.
Community care is a problem for all governments and those of the UK have kept on ignoring it for decades. Who pays and how much are very difficult questions and it needs cross party support to avoid stop/go polices.
The elderly tend to need multiple medial specialists and social services support. Better communication between all of these would be a start but we're talking serious money.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
