THE attitude of Lancashire County Council in proposing to evict the elderly from their council-run care homes gives the impression that old people are not respected and wrongly suggests to impressionable young people that the elderly have outlived their usefulness.
If the council treat our elderly this way, is it any wonder that there is an increase in muggings and abuse of the elderly?
Most cultures look after their own -- valuing the wisdom of the elderly and nurturing the young who are our future.
Charity begins at home. Our elderly are our extended family and until we get our own house in order we are unable to tackle world problems.
Undeveloped and poor countries treat their elderly and sick better than the British government.
DIANE KERSHAW (Mrs), Parklands Way, Blackburn.
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