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Critics Say Elderly Were Treated as Expendable During Pandemic
Original: The Elderly were expendable, and they still are in this Country. Perhaps the Elderly should not vote for Politicians tha
A social media user is accusing the UK of treating elderly people as expendable during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly regarding care home deaths, and suggests the response could amount to manslaughter. The post references the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and urges older voters to reconsider supporting politicians who, in their view, failed to protect them when circumstances became difficult. The claim reflects ongoing public anger over pandemic-era care home policies and accountability.
Why now: The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is renewing scrutiny of government decisions that led to care home deaths during the pandemic.
UK Covid-19 InquiryUnited Kingdomcare homesCovid-19
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