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LeftishBrit

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4. There is an obvious way that Labour could attract the elderly away from the Tories...

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 03:30 PM

Jan 2016

put far more funding into social care. Social care has long been the Cinderella of public spending, and with the general Tory public spending cuts combined with the ageing of the population, it has become a very serious problem.

The NHS is also an issue that affects the elderly disproportionately, though of course it affects everyone.

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Revealed: how Jeremy Corbyn has reshaped the Labour party [View all] Denzil_DC Jan 2016 OP

Europe is what might make the difference. Bad Dog Jan 2016 #1

Yes, I think you identify an important point in the generational issue. Denzil_DC Jan 2016 #2

Trouble is, it's the old who vote T_i_B Jan 2016 #3

There is an obvious way that Labour could attract the elderly away from the Tories... LeftishBrit Jan 2016 #4

Yes, that's certainly been the case. Denzil_DC Jan 2016 #6

I think it's much easier for politicians to target those who already vote T_i_B Jan 2016 #7

I agree with you all Bad Dog Jan 2016 #5