Rejected petition Reduce the foreign aid budget to help fund better social care for the elderly.

News reports have recently described awful living conditions and medical treatment for a generation of people who have worked hard (and some fought) to build the country we live in today. I feel the government need to reprioritise social funding.

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/elderly-dementia-patient-left-waiting-9618593

http://www.itv.com/news/2017-02-08/itv-news-investigation-reveals-elderly-and-vulnerable-people-facing-desperate-wait-for-social-care/

https://stv.tv/news/west-central/1378480-patients-left-on-trolleys-due-to-extreme-pressure-at-hospital/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2508063/UK-pay-4m-fund-Ethiopian-Spice-Girls-New-aid-project-Yegna-ridiculed.html

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Date submitted 8 February 2017
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