I am really upset today to discover that DH (with Dementia) has been written off as 'lacking capacity' and denied a vote in the GE. This is a man who has been for nearly 50 years (and still is) a Party Member, donor and activist, who has voted in every election and referendum, always in the same way. If he had any other illness or condition, medical or mental health, he would be permitted to vote.
Perhaps this is why Social Care is so low on the political agenda when the people most affected by the lack of it are denied a vote.
Perhaps this is why Social Care is so low on the political agenda when the people most affected by the lack of it are denied a vote.