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bloomberg.com | Rosa Prince
Britain’s NHS is wilting under the burden of caring for an ageing population. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- What the UK needs — and what politicians have been promising for a generation — is a comprehensive service providing elderly people with help at home, in communities and in residential facilities. Its funding could come from a levy similar to how pension savings are accumulated.
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2 weeks ago |
bloomberg.com | Rosa Prince
Pensioner power? (Bloomberg Opinion) -- There’s an old Irish joke about a lost tourist who stops a local to ask for directions: “Well, I wouldn’t start from here…” comes the reply. A similar response applies when considering the UK Labour government’s reversal this week of its controversial move to withdraw benefits relating to fuel use from 13 million pensioners in England and Wales.
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2 weeks ago |
bloomberg.com | Rosa Prince
Zia Yusuf sits behind Sarah Pochin as she speaks at a Reform UK press conference in May. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- “Given the prime minister’s desire to strengthen strategic alignment with our European neighbors, will he — in the interests of public safety — follow the lead of France, Denmark, Belgium and others, and ban the burqa?
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3 weeks ago |
bloomberg.com | Rosa Prince
Tough decisions. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Most governments, of whatever political stripe, would agree there’s never enough money to go around. It’s a problem that’s particularly acute for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he prepares to launch the results of his year-old administration’s “comprehensive spending review,” setting out budgets for each department for the next few years.
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3 weeks ago |
bloomberg.com | Rosa Prince
Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- As he tells it, the first time Keir Starmer spoke to his wife of 18 years, Victoria, he was so rude that she exclaimed, “Who the f*** does he think he is?” Fortunately for the UK prime minister, she gave him a second chance and agreed to go on a date. Some female politicians these days say they’ve encountered similar treatment from Starmer — but are less forgiving.
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