I AM asking readers to join Anchor’s Grey Pride Campaign to sign our petition for a Minister for Older People to help end the prejudices faced by the elderly.
We hope the Minister would be called upon when the Cabinet discusses such issues as local authority cuts, pensions, funding for care, closure of rural post offices and libraries.
My colleagues and I am passionate about improving the well-being of older people and research commissioned by Anchor shows that there is widespread ageism among the 18-24 age group. There is a Minister for Women and a Minister of State for Children and Families but as it stands, older people’s issues are scattered throughout various Government departments.
With older people making up 25 per cent of the population, it’s time their voices were heard. Sign the petition at greypride.org.uk E Hendry Anchor Sheltered Housing Holly Court Bury
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