Make the pensioners pay price of Brexit
A RECENT Yougov poll told us that the over 65s predominantly voted for Brexit and that they are willing for there to be a ‘significant economic cost.’
Let that economic cost be a reduction in bloated public service pensions, a tax on company and private pensions and the removal of the triple lock on the State pension.
The money raised by these measures can then pay for the Brexit divorce bill.
Let those who voted for Brexit be the ones that pay for it. Peter Herridge, via email
Our anger at care agency
AT Action on Elder Abuse, we were angered to read about ‘Angels at Home’ CIC, the care agency that put older people in danger by failing to carry out compulsory background checks on its employees (M.E.N., August 7).
This wasn’t the only area this agency failed in. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) also noted that many employees had not undergone induction training and were not trained in basic first aid, medicine, safeguarding or food hygiene. And despite advertising themselves as ‘dementia specialists,’ none of the staff at the agency had received dementia training.
In total, seven breaches of the Health and Social Care Act were identified. And yet despite this, the CQC has so far only placed the company in ‘special measures.’ It is still providing care to vulnerable older people.
Yet again, our older people are being treated as second class citizens. It is also troubling that the CQC has identified so many failings, and yet this company is continuing to operate. Stephen McCarthy, Director (England), Action on Elder Abuse
High price worth paying
OF course I fully understand why many people find the amount of money in the football world as obnoxious and unsustainable.
However, we cannot stop the world progressing and the football world can definitely sustain this massive growth. We are such a small island in comparison with the massive populations of China, USA and India.
The Premier League is so exciting and the world has an insatiable appetite to want to see many Premier League matches.
Our own great city benefits in so many ways and both United and City have helped put us on the world map.
In the future certain big matches will be played in countries like America or China.
More games will be played at strange times to cater for these markets.
The prospect of the new season still excites me and it excites the rest of the world, too. We are attracting the best managers and many of the best players.
I do understand the criticism but never underestimate the power of the Premier League – and the great wealth it brings to Manchester. Harry Singleton, Ashton-Under-Lyne
Can’t wait for better buses
THE mayor, Andy Burnham, made a manifesto pledge that he would, under the bus services bill, provide a better service and a joined up approach.
I hope that the mayor can provide some indication on what progress has been made and when the residents in the county can start to see a difference in service and improved customer service.
As a First Bus passenger, I cannot wait. This company provides a dire service to its passengers in North Manchester with poor management running the services. Buses fail to turn up on the number 18 services on a regular basis or drivers do not take the authorised route. On each occasion this is reported back to First Bus. It’s high time bus services were operated where there is a need not for shareholder purposes. The Conservative government have a lot to answer as it was the last Baroness Thatcher who allowed this fiasco in the first place! Stephen Holt, North Manchester
Leigh isn’t in Wigan
PLEASE can you stop reporting that Leigh is Wigan. Leigh is a town on its own and seven miles from Wigan. Barry Allred, via email