This Labour gift to more than four million older people when he was Chancellor was agreed by Parliament. The Tories, who are cowardly trying to blame the BBC for the move, must not be allowed to get away with this. If they want to force many pensioners to pay £150.50 to watch TV, rising to £154.50 in April, the mean-spirited, austerity-loving Tories should let MPs vote on it. Helping remove the stigma surrounding mental health and improving such Cinderella services is one such thing. The Duchess of Cambridge’s visits to schools this week as part of Children’s Mental Health Week are symbolically important.

Source: Daily Mirror February 03, 2019 23:03 UTC