Stars back dementia campaign
Sir Michael Parkinson, Fiona Phillips and Gordon Banks are supporting the national 'A Day to Remember' campaign, calling for the public not to delay talking about dementia.
Osborne accused of blocking pensioner care reforms
The Treasury are obstructing plans to solve the crisis in elderly care, a former health minister has told the Daily Telegraph.
Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow, who lost his job in the recent Cabinet reshuffle, said George Osborne's department had "no sense of urgency" to help pensioners who are forced to sell their homes to pay for care.
The criticism comes as the government launched a campaign on Friday to help combat dementia.
Burstow accused the Treasury of "smothering" the Dilnot plan, devised by economist Andrew Dilnot, who recommended a lifetime cap of £35,000 on care bills for the elderly and disabled adults.
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