Steve Robinson

Cabinet Member for Health & Adult Social Care, Dorset Council,Chair, Health & Well-being board. Dignity thru life course, Human Rights, (my personal comments)

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

Not on Twitter / X much nowadays. Will just pop in occasionally to see if there’s a message.

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@JGWorldThoughts What we have is a billionaires crisis. The economy is shaped towards rewarding millionaire and billionaire investors and owners at the expense of squeezing the majority.

[Age Cymru @AgeCymru]

Job Title: Project Officer – Full Time
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Salary: £29,067
Agreement Type: Fixed-term contract until 31 March 2027 – 35 hours per week
Closing date: 16/10/26
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[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@flcro @Celestite66 @NeilClark66 Pensioners don’t need to buy furniture? Average life expectancy is around 80, with 50% living long beyond that - but still in the chair they bought 30 years ago?

[Older People’s Commissioner for Wales @talkolderpeople]

Want to find out more about the action the Commissioner has delivered to support older people across Wales to live and age well?

Take a look at her Impact and Reach Summary report here: https://t.co/kM4v0KygIV

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@PaulBrandITV That might be a little too generalised? Many are very happy with the care they receive. Some providers (not necessarily the big ones) are superb!

[Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV]

Essentially it is about switching liability from the individual to the state. Same care, but paid for by the public funding.

If we want better (and more) care, that’s a very different conversation requiring even higher spending. Few would say the quality of care right now is good enough.

[Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV]

Important to remember that the debate around social care right now is about *free* care - ending the lottery of life that means some are financially ruined by care costs as they age.

It is not about providing *better* care, which would require spending of another order…

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@annaroseridgway It was introduced in recognition that state pension at the time had fallen so far behind the cost of living that bigger than inflation %ages were necessary to restore it to the original purpose. It should be removed, but only when it has reached a basic liveable, dignified income

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@MartinSLewis We seem to be framing Social Care as looking after old people, and so, rearranging pension structures would be the answer. In reality Social Care is from teenage years upwards and includes in work support as well as later life. As such, whole system review is necessary.

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@thatginamiller Adult Social Credit is not just about “frail pensioners” it’s about people, from teenage years, who need support to live the best life they can. Framing it as purely about restructuring the pensions and support for those aged over 67 paints the wrong picture.

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@timespolitics What do they need then? “Oven ready deals?” ‘Cos we know not those turned out..

[Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden]

@eyejosh There are around 100 people here.

7 of them have red T shirts.

This is approximately the ratio of Brits who voted to leave the EU because they were worried about immigration.

The ones in blue did not and were not.

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@crimdefend @fire_starter457 I think you missed his joke.

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@ASaramelkonian @Emma84282431546 @andrewhesselden The EU will make their initial position as being a full integration but then negotiate backwards until we reach a position that works for everyone. That’s how negotiations work. Nothing to be scared of.

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@andrewhesselden Keep pushing. I believe the 90-180 issue is an achievable key change to making more progress.

[Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden]

If a 25-year-old should be free to live and work in Europe...

Why shouldn't a 45-year-old?

Or a 65-year-old?

Freedom doesn't stop being freedom because you had another birthday.

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@majorityCarl @thomasforth Or perhaps, as he indicated, venting via the chimney (in those houses that have them)?

[Dorset Echo @Dorsetecho]

Dorset health budget of £160m to support community-based care https://t.co/w2RjFhH8fX

[Steve Robinson @transformageing]

@rfloreslv @bourscheid If Elon liquidated his stock it implies that someone would buy it. Those people would keep the jobs going. Of course, not exactly sure who could afford to buy any substantial part of his companies.

[Donald Macaskill @DrDMacaskill]

In my blog this week I explore what #healthy #ageing really means and why we need to change the debate on #longevity, #lifespan and #prevention. Ageing Well is more than staying intact. - Scottish Care https://t.co/tGE9l3jbCW