Dame Joan Ruddock 
Former MP for Lewisham Deptford
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Labour Survey: Funding Crisis Creating 'Two Tier' Care Home System

8/6/2012

 
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98% of residential home care providers do not believe they are paid enough by local councils to be able to meet public expectations of quality, a new survey by Labour has found. 

92% say that pressure on residential care providers because of low council fees is creating a two-tier market for residential care, as new investment is directed at wealthier areas of the country with higher proportions of people who are able to self-fund their care. 



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Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen

1/6/2012

 
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Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition, said:

"On behalf of the Labour Party, I want to pay tribute to Her Majesty The Queen on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee. 

"She has served this country and the whole of the Commonwealth for the last sixty years with unstinting energy, loyalty, and dedication. Hers has been a life of extraordinary public service. She exemplifies a care for the common good of all to which we can all aspire. 



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