[Mancie]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Lets put OAP's in prison and prisoners in nursing homes.This way the OAP's would have access to showers,hobbies and walks,free prescriptions,dental treatment and on site medical treatment,wheels chairs,gardens etc. and even spending money.They would have constant video monitoring so if they fell or needed help they would get it immediately.Their bedding would be washed at least twice a week and their clothes washed,ironed and returned to them.
Guards would check on them every 20 minutes to see if they were OK and bring their meals and snacks to their cells if needed.They would have free access to a library,medical centre,spiritual councelling, swimming pool,a good choice of free education,free legal aid.Free clothes, shoes,satellite TV,DVD,radio,phone calls.A board of directors to act on their complaints and the guards would have a strict code of conduct.
The prisoners would be totaly ignored,get cold food,lights off early,showers once a week, a tiny room and pay £500 pounds a week.Also they'd know they would never get out. Seems fair?

Or we could go the other way round ...call it the "BIG Society" and let people look after the old for free.. if yer park is looking untidy then clean it up and walk away..make home help non existent but ask the neighbours to look out for the old folk a few doors away.. all these things have been done for free in this county for decades.. but Cameron and the Tories want to make it officail.!... cutting costs? this is more of the them and us stuff we had under Thatcher... cuts cuts cuts.. no matter the cost