And still the dull idiots vote Tory .........

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I sometimes think that we are all partly to blame for the neglect of the old and infirm. As societies become wealthier it seems that they drift from the concept of a more nuclear family and pass on more responsibility to the state regarding their elderly relatives.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

I sometimes think that we are all partly to blame for the neglect of the old and infirm. As societies become wealthier it seems that they drift from the concept of a more nuclear family and pass on more responsibility to the state regarding their elderly relatives.

It's also possible that, as people need to work later in life, they haven't the time to devote. It's a situation that is only going to get worse.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

It's also possible that, as people need to work later in life, they haven't the time to devote. It's a situation that is only going to get worse.

I have an German friend who grew up in the GDR and was about 19 when the wall came down. One of the differences she learned about quickly in respect of West Germany (and indeed the UK) is how families are less cohesive in what was considered 'The West'. Although she now lives in the UK she attends a family get-together in Germany with 30 to 40 relatives every year, something that both Brits and West Germans find unusual but which wasn't unusual in East Germany she tells me.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

I have an German friend who grew up in the GDR and was about 19 when the wall came down. One of the differences she learned about quickly in respect of West Germany (and indeed the UK) is how families are less cohesive in what was considered 'The West'. Although she now lives in the UK she attends a family get-together in Germany with 30 to 40 relatives every year, something that both Brits and West Germans find unusual but which wasn't unusual in East Germany she tells me.

There's a big difference between looking after someone in old age and meeting up now and again for a pissup.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

There's a big difference between looking after someone in old age and meeting up now and again for a pissup.

Indeed but her observations run a bit deeper than that I can assure you.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

There's a big difference between looking after someone in old age and meeting up now and again for a pissup.

Indeed but her observations run a bit deeper than that I can assure you. I am no communist but I think that materialism comes at a price.