Polly toynbee asks the question of who will pay?. The answer is framed as a question of individual choice. Entangling funding with provision of services distorts and influence care.
If it's public money, it should mostly be publicly run. Louise Casey is right when she says: 'if it’s not public money it should be mainly public run'.
Polly Toynbee describes people with advanced dementia as having 'glazed stares or sleeping mouth agape' and 'that terrible human vacancy' she suggests she consult a guide to language for journalists.
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