At the recent Federal Conference in Glasgow, the Liberal Democrats debated Home Care. Here is the text of the motion that was passed.
Short lines of text on electronic devices may help some dyslexic readers increase their reading speed and comprehension, research suggests. US scientists studied 100 pupils reading on paper and e-readers. On the device, those who struggled most with sight-word reading read faster and those with limited visual attention spans had better comprehension. The ability to display text in short lines with fewer words helped pupils focus on each word, they told Plos One.
The number of older people needing care is set to nearly treble globally by 2050, campaigners say. Currently 101 million people require care, but a report from Alzheimer's Disease International warns the figure will rise to to 277 million. Many needing care have dementia, and the report warns there will be a "global Alzheimer's epidemic". The report's author said countries like India and China would be hard hit - and must start planning services now.
More than 40 per cent of the reports carried out on disability benefit claimants by the back-to-work assessor Atos are flawed and unacceptable, according to an audit commissioned by the Government.
A US-style "work for the dole" scheme could save £3.5bn a year in welfare costs, a campaign group has said.
Finally, after months of petitioning by Michael Meacher and myself, after a debate in parliament specifically on meeting "Spartacus", next week (10th September) myself and two other "Spartacii" who have been heavily involved in all ESA research will be meeting with the DWP Minister Mark Hoban.
