:00:25. > :00:31.Good morning. Up early and active. Just doing a few activities here.
:00:32. > :00:38.All part of what these lovely people do. We have right there. We have
:00:39. > :00:47.Joseph. Joseph, nice to see you. What are we doing? Is that a
:00:48. > :00:54.lighthouse? Yes. Brilliant. Fantastic work. The right colour.
:00:55. > :01:02.Thank you. And that is... Roy, what is that? Is it a bird box? That's
:01:03. > :01:07.right. It's fantastic. It's quite something. Have you just started
:01:08. > :01:15.that this morning, right? You've done a lot of work. Do you want to
:01:16. > :01:21.sit down. Shall I get some points out in case you want to paint? I
:01:22. > :01:30.don't think I can match your prowess. It is not my talent. Roy,
:01:31. > :01:35.are we going to use that as a bird box outside? Do you think so? It
:01:36. > :01:42.would be quite a small bird. Tremendous. I see you've made great
:01:43. > :01:51.progress, how long have you been out on the table? Since breakfast? I
:01:52. > :01:56.think the last hour or so. Roy has been here for many years. About 15
:01:57. > :02:09.years. He has a brother in America that he skates on a regular basis.
:02:10. > :02:12.-- Skypes. We are one of the few homes in Great Britain that is
:02:13. > :02:20.graded our standard by the Kircaldy commission. Where very proud of
:02:21. > :02:28.that. -- Care Quality Commission. This is an example. What sort of
:02:29. > :02:33.things have you done? A lot of it was very low cost. People think you
:02:34. > :02:37.got to put a lot of money into these things. Actually, it was extended
:02:38. > :02:44.into the community so it wasn't just about painting and putting iPads in
:02:45. > :02:49.the place but it was about spreading best practice. We brought other
:02:50. > :02:55.homes in and said this is how we do stuff. We learn from each other. The
:02:56. > :03:00.Care Quality Commission really appreciated that. As well as IT
:03:01. > :03:05.innovation, we have a pet cameras on the wall. We have a lot of pets
:03:06. > :03:11.outside. We bring all the pets interfere through digitally on the
:03:12. > :03:21.wall, or indeed physically. We have rabbits and all sorts. That's great.
:03:22. > :03:27.So, the demographic of the residents you have here. When you came in a
:03:28. > :03:37.year or so ago, you said Roy had been here a long time. Many others
:03:38. > :03:46.are... Four sons inherited it some years ago when dad died. One by one,
:03:47. > :03:51.we bought the brothers out. It is now me and my wife. It's been in the
:03:52. > :03:55.family for a good 20 years. It was dad who extended it. He was very
:03:56. > :04:04.much part of the furniture here. He loved the place. Great. These lovely
:04:05. > :04:08.people. You have learning disabilities ranging from bipolar
:04:09. > :04:13.two down syndrome. As a centre of research, we are looking at how we
:04:14. > :04:16.can indicate better. And also in terms of how we research in terms of
:04:17. > :04:25.dementia. Joseph's a big Tony Blair fan,
:04:26. > :04:43.aren't you? Who do we follow? Everton. Are you Everton too? You're
:04:44. > :04:49.surrounded, Tim. Surrounded. Are you Everton too? Everton too. Goodness
:04:50. > :05:01.me. We do have some... Shall we say the word? Are Reds allowed in here?
:05:02. > :05:06.Band. Completely banned. Ever heard of Blackburn Rovers? I'm labelled
:05:07. > :05:14.with them. We were good once. You probably remember! LAUGHTER We were
:05:15. > :05:22.once. I drove past it this morning. Best ground in the Third Division!
:05:23. > :05:30.That's great work. That is lovely. They should all be pink. I think all
:05:31. > :05:34.hedgehogs should be pink. Hi, Susan. That is great. A good point for
:05:35. > :05:43.safety sake, they should all be pink. That is marvellous. We've Paul
:05:44. > :05:51.there with his blue lighthouse. Great. Is that another Evertonian or
:05:52. > :05:57.just happens to be blue? You were blue? Is that right? Some
:05:58. > :06:07.brainwashing. There is a pattern going on. Is this part of the deal?
:06:08. > :06:16.Hello. This is not a good idea. Probably not. Children and pets, was
:06:17. > :06:25.it? I'll bring the chicken in. Best not.
:06:26. > :06:35.Cover his ears up! This is all about pet therapy.
:06:36. > :06:53.Do you want to hold him, Susan? Here we go. What's your favourite pet,
:06:54. > :07:01.Roy? The chickens? Rabbits? Or fish? Both, that's a good enough answer.
:07:02. > :07:07.It's just called rabbit! You've not got a name for him, have you? That
:07:08. > :07:21.will do. I can't make it up. What it called? That's all right. It's
:07:22. > :07:26.called rabbit! Easy to remember! Yeah, relatively straightforward.
:07:27. > :07:33.Been a busy morning for you? Yeah, yeah. Been to Blackburn to do the
:07:34. > :07:39.Today programme from the radio Lancashire studios. Started off in
:07:40. > :07:43.the Lake District at 6.00am this morning. Edinburgh last night. Got
:07:44. > :07:51.home to my own bed last night which was a bit of a bonus. Great. A bit
:07:52. > :07:55.of a mad time. All fun as well. For you, you're doing these activities
:07:56. > :08:01.early on in the day. So, what time do you begin normally? They get up,
:08:02. > :08:06.it's their home. They get up when they want. When they feel like it.
:08:07. > :08:11.Breakfast is served between 8.00am and 10.00am. 10.00 is mid-morning
:08:12. > :08:15.break with activities laid on. We've entertainers that come in normally
:08:16. > :08:21.after lunch. And further activities in the afternoon. Many of the lovely
:08:22. > :08:25.residents will go out to either work in charity shops or they go and
:08:26. > :08:29.volunteer or they will go to other centres where they might do some day
:08:30. > :08:34.care activity. They then all come back. We also do a number of
:08:35. > :08:40.different tours. We normally have a minibus outside. In for an MOT at
:08:41. > :08:47.the moment. What do we do? The mystery tour? Mystery tour. Me and
:08:48. > :08:52.my family take them out. Snow staff, us and the children. We take them
:08:53. > :08:56.out in our big fun bus to a different restaurant. And we have a
:08:57. > :09:03.great time. That's a monthly activity along with many other
:09:04. > :09:09.activities. What's that, Roy? Lots the parties. Sound awesome. This
:09:10. > :09:14.month, we've the care home open day on Friday 16th June which is a
:09:15. > :09:19.national event. We, like everyone else, our doors are always open. But
:09:20. > :09:25.on that day, we're going to welcome even more people in to celebrate.
:09:26. > :09:30.It's really good. They all do that on the same day? Brings a lot of the
:09:31. > :09:39.public and relatives in. It can be a lot of fun, actually. There's so
:09:40. > :09:45.many stereotypes about the words "Care home." When you break that
:09:46. > :09:48.stereotype down from the places where people with dim enya are being
:09:49. > :09:53.looked after or residential or nursing, they are the most fantastic
:09:54. > :09:58.places doing amazing jobsment here in Southport, it is one of the big
:09:59. > :10:04.economies. Do you do music? It is a great therapy. It is. We've karaoke.
:10:05. > :10:12.Which is most mornings here. Start early! What's your five rid song?
:10:13. > :10:20.All of them. All of them. Fair enough. We've got a very busy month.
:10:21. > :10:25.We've learning disabilities week, the week after. More activities
:10:26. > :10:30.here. Again, just to invite people in so they can see what living with
:10:31. > :10:35.learning disabilities is about. It's not what people think at all. They
:10:36. > :10:40.realise the joy of all of these lovely people. That's what's so
:10:41. > :10:48.special. Isn't that right, Joseph? Yes. When you're not painting
:10:49. > :10:54.lighthouses, mystery tours and, what's that, backstage pass? It was
:10:55. > :11:03.from the Coronation Street tour. When did you go to there? Did you
:11:04. > :11:12.see anybody famous? Yeah. Who was that? My mate. Brilliant. He knows
:11:13. > :11:25.all the cast! Personally. You be walked on the cobbles? Yes. Did you
:11:26. > :11:36.go to the pub? Yes. We like a beer, don't we, Joseph? Newton Ridley, the
:11:37. > :11:40.real brewery. Yes. A pint of Best. Excellent. Jonathan's doing a lot of
:11:41. > :11:48.work with other organisations in Southport. That's really been quite
:11:49. > :11:54.key. Working with an outreach programme. What kind of things? We
:11:55. > :11:58.try to help other homes. We've got a separate business to this, a company
:11:59. > :12:03.called Storm. We'll go into homes and assist them. We know we are a
:12:04. > :12:07.provider of social care. We're not coming from it from a pure
:12:08. > :12:12.consultancy point of view. We're actually doing it and we're being
:12:13. > :12:16.regulated and are under the same pressures and scrutiny as everyone
:12:17. > :12:24.else. You come from a position of equality. Do you help them with CQC
:12:25. > :12:28.assessments? Yeah. They don't realise the game has changed. The
:12:29. > :12:31.met-Ricks have changed. Now there is no excuse whatsoever where the Care
:12:32. > :12:34.Quality Commission. You either deliver good care or you don't. If
:12:35. > :12:40.you don't, you will be held accountable. That's entirely right.
:12:41. > :12:43.It must be safe, a fabulous environment for anyone's parents or
:12:44. > :12:50.a loved one to go to. We'll go in there. It's normally
:12:51. > :12:54.inconsistencies. They don't realise in terms of due diligence when it
:12:55. > :12:58.comes to safety, medication or activities. We assist them to
:12:59. > :13:02.implement those systems and work with them. It is incredibly
:13:03. > :13:07.rewarding. You're making life better for people. Recently, we stopped a
:13:08. > :13:12.big provider here which was held in special measures. As of a few days
:13:13. > :13:17.ago, it was taken out of special measures. It's saved jobs, people
:13:18. > :13:23.being relow Kated and a -- relocated. And improved the life
:13:24. > :13:28.experience of the people there. What it's all about. It is a benchmark.
:13:29. > :13:32.There were enormous variety of accommodation. Some very, very good
:13:33. > :13:40.and some very, very poor. Those are being driven out by the CQC process?
:13:41. > :13:44.They are indeed. If you're bottom of the pile, or inadequate. Unless you
:13:45. > :13:49.can turn your fortunes round very quickly, your days are numbered.
:13:50. > :13:53.That's rightly so. If you can't deliver high quality care to these
:13:54. > :14:00.lovely people, then this isn't the game for you. Go and do something
:14:01. > :14:05.else. It's now for those who can aspire. Don't aim for Care Quality
:14:06. > :14:11.Commission minimum compliance. Aim for the stars. A real vocation. At
:14:12. > :14:15.one stage it was something, go to Southport. Buy a big house, get some
:14:16. > :14:20.residents in and it would work out well. Now, that commercial man over
:14:21. > :14:25.has been displaced by people coming in who really have a mission to do
:14:26. > :14:29.things in around around care. You can see it is top down. You can see
:14:30. > :14:34.the passion and love when you walk into a home. If it's not tired and
:14:35. > :14:38.the paint's falling off walls and you've threat bare carpets, you're
:14:39. > :14:42.starting to think, do they care? Is it a home. You can see it. As soon
:14:43. > :14:46.as you walk into a home you can feel the love and see how people are
:14:47. > :14:55.being looked after. That's what's so rewarding. Isn't that right, mate?
:14:56. > :14:59.Yes. Why did you decide to come here this morning? It is great to see the
:15:00. > :15:02.work care homes like this do. Particularly for a part of society
:15:03. > :15:07.that perhaps isn't always catered for in a bespoke way. Those who are
:15:08. > :15:11.older people, who have learning difficulties, it is a reminder of
:15:12. > :15:14.how important social care is as an issue in this election. The quality
:15:15. > :15:19.of care provided here is outstanding. It isn't everywhere.
:15:20. > :15:24.Let's remember, the majority of people who are working in our care
:15:25. > :15:30.sector are being paid not much more than the minimum wage. They do it
:15:31. > :15:35.essentially out of compassion and great love and dedication but it is
:15:36. > :15:41.not the career it should be. That's why our investment, 1p on income tax
:15:42. > :15:46.and social care gives us the opportunity to invest properly. Not
:15:47. > :15:51.doing it through the cruel manner through dementia tax like Theresa
:15:52. > :15:55.May is planning. This isn't just dementia? That's right. People have
:15:56. > :16:00.dubbed this the dementia taxment that doesn't tell you the whole
:16:01. > :16:06.picture. People who have a long-term condition of any kind. MS, other
:16:07. > :16:10.things as well, often younger people could find themselves in a situation
:16:11. > :16:14.where their home is at risk. Therefore the home of their loved
:16:15. > :16:19.ones to pay for their care. That is cruel, it is poorly thought out.
:16:20. > :16:23.It's heartless. We're being told by Theresa May, give me a landslide on
:16:24. > :16:27.Thursday and I'll tell you how much of your home you can keep some time
:16:28. > :16:30.in the future. That's not a deal anybody should accept. By backing
:16:31. > :16:34.the Liberal Democrats on Thursday, you can send a strong message that
:16:35. > :16:39.trees' may does not have permission to bring in the dim ex-attacks. As
:16:40. > :16:46.of recent events, security is right at the top of everybody's minds,
:16:47. > :16:53.isn't it? Given what we now know, that the police did know quite a lot
:16:54. > :16:59.about at least one of the attackers involved in London, why do you think
:17:00. > :17:02.that it wasn't able to be stopped? Well, it's important not to jump to
:17:03. > :17:06.conclusions. It's also important to recognise what lessons we can learn
:17:07. > :17:12.both from the outrage in Manchester and the outrage in London just a few
:17:13. > :17:15.days ago, is that it's not that the police and security services don't
:17:16. > :17:20.have the powers that they need. It may well be about resources. We know
:17:21. > :17:24.in man man, the murderer there was reported on five separate occasions
:17:25. > :17:30.by the local community. We know one of the killers from Saturday night
:17:31. > :17:34.was also somebody known to the awe authoritities. It is not that we
:17:35. > :17:39.don't have the ability to track or detain people. It's quite likely
:17:40. > :17:42.because of cuts made in police and intelligence services over the
:17:43. > :17:46.years, we don't have enough pairs of hands or eyes to be able to track
:17:47. > :17:52.people and bring them to justice. The most obvious way to cure that is
:17:53. > :17:55.reverse the cuts made, particularly in policing under Theresa May's time
:17:56. > :18:02.as Home Secretary and Prime Minister. And to invest as we say,
:18:03. > :18:06.?300 million every year in more police, a stronger police force, and
:18:07. > :18:14.therefore keeping us all safe. What it not also be an obvious way to
:18:15. > :18:17.make things safe to role back on Government surveillances, what you
:18:18. > :18:20.suggest in the manifesto? We've seen in the response of Governments is a
:18:21. > :18:26.knee jerk introduction of new legislation. Since the year 2,000,
:18:27. > :18:30.we've had a new piece of anti-terrorism legislation, some
:18:31. > :18:33.form of control act every two years. That hasn't made us any safer. It's
:18:34. > :18:39.allowed politicians to look like they're doing something. What we
:18:40. > :18:44.really need to do is not restrict people's freedom so much as invest
:18:45. > :18:49.in our police and security services. All the evidence shows that's how we
:18:50. > :18:56.keep ourselves safe. Not politicians talking tough. In reality acting
:18:57. > :19:02.weak. Control orders, may well have helped to keep a tab on certain
:19:03. > :19:06.people. You guys have to water that down? Control orders were a great
:19:07. > :19:10.example of a policy that sounded tough and in practice just didn't
:19:11. > :19:17.work. One of those things Tony Blair came up with because it looked good
:19:18. > :19:20.in a news interview and made good and attractive legislation to keep
:19:21. > :19:24.people happy for a while. When it came down to, it simply didn't work.
:19:25. > :19:32.They were constantly being overturned. That's why when in
:19:33. > :19:34.coalition we brought in T Pimm's a far more effective way of
:19:35. > :19:38.controlling people and restricting their movement. It is not that the
:19:39. > :19:43.security services don't have enough you Pokers, it is that they don't
:19:44. > :19:46.have enough resources. Politicians should stop constantly legislating
:19:47. > :19:50.about our freedoms and instead do something to protect all of our
:19:51. > :19:55.security and do what the Liberal Democrats are saying, put the extra
:19:56. > :19:57.?300 million every year into policing, strengthen our security
:19:58. > :20:05.services. They know best how to keep us safe. Not the politicians the
:20:06. > :20:13.Is there a number of police you have in mind? We propose to give the ?300
:20:14. > :20:18.million and allowed chief constables to make the decisions about how they
:20:19. > :20:24.allocate those resources locally. Nice to see you. Are you one of the
:20:25. > :20:33.many Everton fans? Who do you support? Liverpool. At last. They've
:20:34. > :20:41.left one in. I'm a Blackburn Rovers fan. We had Kenny Dalglish. He won
:20:42. > :20:48.the league for you and for us. I'm called Tim. What have you been doing
:20:49. > :20:55.this morning so far? Painting. Excellent. Have you been working
:20:56. > :21:05.with the bird boxes here? Yes. Really great. How long have you
:21:06. > :21:11.lived here? 13 years. Great. Are they a good family who look after
:21:12. > :21:17.you? It was good to meet you. I think we are going to move on and do
:21:18. > :21:18.something else. Nice to meet you. All the best. Good luck in the
:21:19. > :22:11.Champions League. Welcome to book talk. Throughout
:22:12. > :22:12.history, politicians have left their footsteps in the political