Read my Telegraph comment: "My mother's depressing case shows why it's vital that the parties get to

“According to Labour-controlled Calderdale Council, a 71-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s should be able to live on £15.28 per day after rent and bills. I wonder how Calderdale’s “Director of Adult Services and Wellbeing” Ian Baines would manage on £15.28 day if he was unlucky enough to have a life-limiting illness and rely on low-paid carers employed by his own authority for support…”

Read the rest of my comment on social care at The Telegraph (£ paywall)