:00:04. > :00:07.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Lynda Hardy. And I'm Rob Smith.
:00:07. > :00:17.Tonight's top stories: �50 million for dementia care but calls for the
:00:17. > :00:19.
:00:19. > :00:24.government to do more to help the elderly from Kent County Council.
:00:24. > :00:28.The crash was an accident says the jury. The widow cannot believe it.
:00:28. > :00:31.The evidence shows the death was not an accident. Also in tonight's
:00:31. > :00:36.programme: Artistic advice for the talented teenager whose work is
:00:36. > :00:39.already selling worldwide. Archie returns - the famous ventriloquist
:00:40. > :00:43.dummy comes out of retirement to entertain Eastbourne. And which
:00:43. > :00:53.one's political top dog this year? A Kent hound scoops the perfect
:00:53. > :00:59.
:00:59. > :01:02.Good evening. Cap the amount pensioners have to pay for their
:01:02. > :01:05.care and quickly - that's the message from Kent County Council to
:01:05. > :01:08.the government on the day that the Health Secretary visited Sussex and
:01:08. > :01:13.announced an extra fifty million pounds to care for people with
:01:13. > :01:17.dementia. At the moment anyone who owns their own home is liable to
:01:17. > :01:20.pay for all of their care costs - meaning people who have worked all
:01:20. > :01:23.of their lives to pay for their home are often left with nothing to
:01:23. > :01:32.pass on to their children. Our Political Editor Louise Stewart
:01:32. > :01:38.reports. Giving his first speech since
:01:38. > :01:42.becoming Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt addressing delegates on the
:01:42. > :01:48.issue of paying for the ageing population. Eight out of 10 of us
:01:48. > :01:53.needs social care but there is a cost attached. We are scratching
:01:53. > :01:56.our head trying to find the funding. The government is considering
:01:56. > :02:02.reforming the care system which has no limit to cap the cost
:02:02. > :02:09.individuals can pay. Council-funded a home help is only free to those
:02:09. > :02:17.with assets under �23,000. An independent report suggests the
:02:17. > :02:21.threshold should rise to �100,000. A �35,000 cap is also proposed and
:02:21. > :02:27.then up the state would step in. The government should bring that in
:02:27. > :02:31.as fast as possible, we are campaigning for 2015. The cost is
:02:31. > :02:35.modest on the Exchequer in comparison but the good it would do
:02:35. > :02:40.in supporting hard-working families across the country and county.
:02:40. > :02:44.people say it should be up to the government to find the money.
:02:44. > :02:52.fairest thing is to make us all contribute from the minute we start
:02:52. > :02:58.work. It would be like an insurance policy, some of us may benefit,
:02:58. > :03:01.some of us may not. That would be fair. Mr Hunt announced a �50
:03:01. > :03:06.million funding for dementia care but he knows it would take more
:03:06. > :03:15.than that to tackle the issue of how to pay for an ageing population
:03:15. > :03:19.better living longer and requires more care. We will be taking a look
:03:19. > :03:25.at how people will care for elderly relatives and have their struggling
:03:25. > :03:28.later. We want to know what you think. Have you had to sell your
:03:28. > :03:31.parents' house - or release other assets - to pay for care? Do you
:03:31. > :03:35.think there should be more State support? Add your comments to our
:03:35. > :03:38.Facebook page and we'll read out some of them later in the programme.
:03:38. > :03:40.The widow of a pilot who died after a mid-air collision over Shoreham
:03:40. > :03:43.has rejected an inquest verdict which said he died accidentally.
:03:43. > :03:47.Penny Weal said she couldn't understand how after a three day
:03:47. > :03:50.hearing, a jury could have reached that conclusion. Her husband Alan
:03:50. > :04:00.died near Shoreham Airport in July last year. From the courtroom, John
:04:00. > :04:01.
:04:01. > :04:04.Young reports. This is the latest image of Captain
:04:04. > :04:10.Allen released by his family today taking the day he retired from
:04:11. > :04:14.British Airways as a senior captain after 31 years' service. He died on
:04:14. > :04:18.a July afternoon after taking a light aircraft for a test ride. A
:04:18. > :04:24.mid-air collision with another aircraft, according to the inquest,
:04:24. > :04:29.but not according to his widow. Very disappointed. The whole family
:04:29. > :04:34.is disappointed. We are not happy with the verdict as it stands.
:04:34. > :04:42.official investigation suggested how the playing in blue may have
:04:42. > :04:48.flashed in front of the other play, an instructor and an instructor who
:04:48. > :04:54.was learning new qualifications. Mr Kerr was at the controls and landed
:04:54. > :04:58.the plane with damage. An air traffic controller's told the
:04:58. > :05:06.surviving pilots there was other playing nearby and a later said
:05:06. > :05:11.they check and sought to others but the official report blamed nobody.
:05:11. > :05:16.It is hard to blame anyone. Basically, the evidence over the
:05:16. > :05:21.past few days shows Allan's death was not an accident. It was
:05:21. > :05:26.preventable. The other pilots are at fault which is obvious from what
:05:26. > :05:33.happened. We understand the other pilots feel they are suffering but
:05:33. > :05:38.we have had a great loss and you know, a tragic loss of him. That
:05:38. > :05:41.can never be replaced. Within minutes, the lawyer representing
:05:41. > :05:47.the two accused pilots issued a statement commending them for their
:05:47. > :05:52.professionalism and skill in London a severely crippled aircraft. An
:05:52. > :06:02.air investigator told the inquest today flight involves risk and he
:06:02. > :06:05.was described as a man who lived life to the full. With a cold snap
:06:05. > :06:08.expected at the end of this week, a survey by the Citizen's Advice
:06:08. > :06:11.Bureau has revealed that four out of ten people in the South East are
:06:11. > :06:14.worried about meeting their fuel bills. More than ten thousand have
:06:14. > :06:17.found themselves in debt because of rising gas and electricity prices.
:06:17. > :06:23.Sara Smith has been to meet one Cranbrook woman was struggling to
:06:23. > :06:29.manage. It is so worrying. You think where
:06:29. > :06:32.is the money going to come from? Linda's arthritis forced her to
:06:32. > :06:37.retire early as a health care assistant but while her income
:06:37. > :06:43.plummeted, her fuel bill was on the rise. I was turning the heat is
:06:43. > :06:48.down, only keeping the minimum of the radiators on. I was also only
:06:48. > :06:55.doing the washing at night. I was freezing, absolutely freezing.
:06:55. > :06:58.That's when I decided that is enough and I would switch. After
:06:58. > :07:02.talking to Citizens' Advice Bureau she shopped around and found a
:07:02. > :07:07.cheaper deal. She is worried her elderly neighbours will not find it
:07:07. > :07:11.so easy, the latest survey shows that there tonight sent of people
:07:11. > :07:15.in the south-east are worried they cannot pay their next energy bill.
:07:15. > :07:22.Less than a quarter checked with a supplier to see if they were on the
:07:22. > :07:26.best deal. 16% had switched companies in search of lower bills.
:07:26. > :07:31.The picture is the bills are going up and income is static or going
:07:31. > :07:36.down. It is getting tougher and tougher. People generally have
:07:36. > :07:39.taken flat out of their budget already, the excess expenditure, so
:07:39. > :07:44.they are left with only the essentials and they are struggling
:07:44. > :07:50.to meet those bills. The people we spoke to were determined to check
:07:50. > :07:56.and if necessary change tariff. Money is tight. Don't give it away
:07:56. > :08:02.if you don't have to. I swapped to one that was cheaper.
:08:02. > :08:06.straightforward was it? At I used a comparison website, it was easy.
:08:06. > :08:10.Last week's announcement on energy bills by the Prime Minister was
:08:10. > :08:14.followed by days of confusion over what he meant. What is Clare is
:08:14. > :08:22.with the approaching cold weather, many householders are worried about
:08:22. > :08:24.coping with their bills. Brighton's Green MP Caroline Lucas
:08:24. > :08:27.has voted against the Government's controversial badger cull proposal
:08:27. > :08:30.after a highly charged debate in the Commons. The Government's not
:08:30. > :08:33.bound by the vote and the Environment Secretary has insisted
:08:33. > :08:38.the scheme to combat the spread of tuberculosis among cows will still
:08:38. > :08:40.go ahead - but not until next year. But Caroline Lucas claims evidence
:08:40. > :08:50.shows killing the wild animals could actually increase instances
:08:50. > :08:53.
:08:53. > :08:57.of TB. The government and the union is healthy cattle and badgers but I
:08:57. > :09:03.agreed but how does a culling improves Bagehot health? It does
:09:03. > :09:09.the opposite. All of the evidence shows culling badgers increases the
:09:09. > :09:12.proportion of badgers with TB. overturned lorry closed part of the
:09:12. > :09:15.A259 near Newhaven for more than 4 hours this morning. It fell across
:09:15. > :09:18.cycle and footpath just before 10 o'clock causing delays on the main
:09:18. > :09:22.Seaford to Brighton coast road. No one was injured in the accident.
:09:22. > :09:24.The sister of a missing Hastings man is urging him to call them to
:09:24. > :09:28.say he's safe. 62-year-old Norman Race from George Street was last
:09:28. > :09:34.heard from on the 8th of August when he spoke to a friend and said
:09:34. > :09:42.he was "camping up north". Peter Whittlesea has more on this - what
:09:42. > :09:46.do we know about Norman Race? Norman's sister describes him as an
:09:46. > :09:51.introverted character, he has never been away for this length of time
:09:51. > :09:55.before and she does not believe he had much money on him. He is 5 ft 7,
:09:55. > :09:59.slim build with a bid. People in Hastings might recognise him
:09:59. > :10:03.because he cycles around the area and often pulls a trailer on his
:10:03. > :10:08.bike. His bicycle is missing. Police have not confirmed if they
:10:08. > :10:13.have checked his banking records but they are saying if anyone sees
:10:13. > :10:22.somebody who fits this description, they should contact Sussex police
:10:22. > :10:25.immediately. He could be anywhere within the south-east. Just a month
:10:25. > :10:28.ago, we featured the story of twelve year old Thomas Hawley - a
:10:28. > :10:31.schoolboy from Battle with a remarkable talent for painting
:10:31. > :10:34.who's work has been sold around the world - a talent that was only
:10:34. > :10:37.discovered through his therapy for a rare genetic disorder. Now one of
:10:37. > :10:40.Sussex most successful painters, Alan Rankle, has invited Thomas to
:10:40. > :10:50.his studio in Hastings for the day - Robin Gibson was there for
:10:50. > :10:53.
:10:53. > :10:57.He is one of Hastings best-known artists, the landscape several
:10:57. > :11:03.thousand at home and abroad. Here, they are on show in a restaurant
:11:03. > :11:08.and he has exhibition locally starting this weekend. The theme is
:11:09. > :11:12.wilderness approaching. It is partly about the way nature is
:11:12. > :11:20.considered to and ill-considered in various social and political
:11:20. > :11:26.frameworks. 12-year-old Thomas has come to meet him. He discovered a
:11:26. > :11:34.talent for painting as he tried to combat the effects of a facial
:11:34. > :11:40.syndrome. You can feel inspired. He hopes are and can do let -- develop
:11:40. > :11:47.his guilt which has prevented fits which could happen many times a day.
:11:47. > :11:55.Are you into abstract things? really. My dad does sometimes
:11:55. > :12:00.abstract stuff. But she did. A no, not really. I like landscapes.
:12:00. > :12:10.is when he made earlier. striking watercolours are inspired
:12:10. > :12:11.
:12:11. > :12:16.by photographs and pictures. can see I am trying to paint over
:12:16. > :12:23.that with the other colour coming through. The artist's experience
:12:23. > :12:33.and not experienced linked by the love of landscape. That might be a
:12:33. > :12:38.hill. I was amazed and Thomas was amazed. He's been very excited.
:12:38. > :12:48.It's been brilliant. But in the whole experience together. What
:12:48. > :12:50.
:12:50. > :13:00.will you do? Lots of painting! artist as the man. -- as a young
:13:00. > :13:03.
:13:03. > :13:06.man. Jeremy Hunt visits Sussex are to announce extra money for
:13:06. > :13:10.dementia. Kent County Council called on the coalition to bring a
:13:10. > :13:13.proposed cap on the amount pensioners must pay for care soon
:13:13. > :13:16.as possible. Also in tonight's programme: It's dog eat dog at
:13:16. > :13:26.Westminster as a Kent hound scoops the title of this year's prized
:13:26. > :13:32.pooch. Big changes in the air, colder weather is on the way. The
:13:32. > :13:35.weekend outlook is coming up. you have a story you think we
:13:35. > :13:39.should be covering on South East Today, please do get in touch. You
:13:39. > :13:43.can call us on 0845 300 37 47, send us an e-mail to south east today at
:13:43. > :13:53.BBC dot co dot uk, or text us on 81333 - making sure your text
:13:53. > :13:58.
:13:58. > :14:04.message starts with the letters 'SE'.
:14:04. > :14:08.A rock band is performing close to home, the Rolling Stones have
:14:08. > :14:13.announced they will be playing for two concerts up the road up the A
:14:13. > :14:22.two Arena to celebrate their 50 of anniversary. But, some fans are
:14:22. > :14:29.expressing shock at the ticket prices. Soon, we look back on the
:14:29. > :14:35.stage playing for you. London is one of them. It thrilled fans until
:14:35. > :14:39.they saw the price of tickets. Even the cheapest is over �100. One
:14:39. > :14:44.critic of Mick Jagger believes it's not rock and roll, it is more about
:14:44. > :14:49.the money. This has always been his driver, from his youth upwards,
:14:49. > :14:55.when he was in Dartford, he would be a millionaire. He is now a
:14:55. > :15:03.multi-millionaire and this is what is driving it. What's really going
:15:03. > :15:07.on his are the exploitation of the fans who are indulging in nostalgia.
:15:07. > :15:12.A statement from the concert promoters describe the gig as a
:15:12. > :15:16.unique occasion celebrating the 50th anniversary rather than part
:15:16. > :15:22.of an extended global talk where substantial costs can be spread
:15:22. > :15:28.over Lent the period. The top- priced tickets on general sale will
:15:28. > :15:35.be the �406. For other shows, there is criticism for high prices. In
:15:35. > :15:43.March, tickets for Radio Heddle �78. Top-priced tickets for Madonna in
:15:43. > :15:48.Hyde Park were �125. In 2007, Barbara Streisand fans paid up to
:15:48. > :15:52.�500. The price of the tickets are said to be more than the Rolling
:15:52. > :15:58.Stones pay themselves when they played their first gig in Oxford
:15:58. > :16:02.Street in 1962. Other fans willing to part with their cash for a taste
:16:02. > :16:07.of rock'n'roll nostalgia? There's a lot of people my age who would love
:16:07. > :16:13.to see them he could not afford that. It's a experience, maybe.
:16:13. > :16:19.This is one band in the world he can get away with it. Would you pay
:16:19. > :16:29.the money? Stupidly, yes. There are hints of a longer series of shows
:16:29. > :16:33.
:16:34. > :16:36.at a later date so if you save now, you never know. It's been half a
:16:36. > :16:39.century since his last performance but now Archie Andrews is about
:16:39. > :16:42.step back into the limelight. The world famous Ventriloquist dummy
:16:42. > :16:46.was last seen performing during his television show, "educating Archie"
:16:46. > :16:51.in 1962. This weekend a talented cast of actors will be bringing
:16:51. > :17:01.Archie back to life once again at a theatre in Eastbourne. Ian Palmer
:17:01. > :17:02.
:17:02. > :17:05.reports. Educating Archie! He's an
:17:05. > :17:13.entertainment legend that hasn't been on stage for 50 years but for
:17:13. > :17:18.Archie Andrews that's about to this weekend. It is great to be back
:17:18. > :17:24.again, reminiscing about the old days. It is nice to be on the stage
:17:24. > :17:27.and see the audience in colour, the fans are still up there. The fans
:17:28. > :17:34.are still there, the response I get from the people that remember the
:17:34. > :17:38.show, their eyes light up. Have you had your breakfast? Yes, ate
:17:38. > :17:41.sausages. As a double act in the 1950's and 60's Peter Brough and
:17:41. > :17:44.Archie Andrews were as famous as Ant and Dec. Millions tuned into
:17:44. > :17:47.their radio show. Hattie Jacques, Max Bygraves, Bruce Forsyth - even
:17:47. > :17:57.Julie Andrews began their careers with him. Today's version of the
:17:57. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :18:03.show is called Re-educating Archie. You can expect a 1950s style
:18:03. > :18:07.tribute show, it's a tribute to those artists from the 50s. We had
:18:07. > :18:12.traditional acts, sketches as she would seem when educating Archie to
:18:12. > :18:15.court. It's a good all-round family show. Apart from a few new parts
:18:15. > :18:25.Archie is the same as he always was. He's a very valuable piece of wood.
:18:25. > :18:26.
:18:26. > :18:32.The cast know they're performing with entertainment royalty. It was
:18:32. > :18:40.a very big show. And it's the original Archie Andrews. From my
:18:40. > :18:44.perspective, just playing such a legend as Hattie Jakes is amazing.
:18:44. > :18:52.After Eastbourne, it is hoped Archie can tour the country giving
:18:52. > :18:55.laughter to audiences, new and old. Hockey's equivalent of the
:18:55. > :18:57.Champions League comes to Sussex tomorrow, with the town of East
:18:57. > :19:00.Grinstead chosen alongside Barcelona as a host venue for the
:19:00. > :19:03.group stages. 12 matches will be played over the three days of
:19:03. > :19:06.competition, and East Grinstead - with Olympic stars such as Ashley
:19:06. > :19:16.Jackson in their ranks - are hoping to become the first English team to
:19:16. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:20.win the competition. Neil Bell Just a couple of months ago, many
:19:20. > :19:27.of the best hockey players were competing at the Olympics. This
:19:27. > :19:30.weekend, they are back but enjoying East Grinstead. The reason for the
:19:30. > :19:34.visit is the East Sussex town is the home of the UK's most
:19:34. > :19:39.successful hockey club and they are hosting the first round of the
:19:39. > :19:44.equivalent of the Champions League. It's fabulous, I am proud. Not only
:19:44. > :19:48.to host it here but to be the first English club to have the Hockey
:19:48. > :19:53.League on English soil. It is a tremendous honour and we're proud.
:19:53. > :19:57.The European Hockey League is traditionally staged in major
:19:57. > :20:01.cities like Barcelona but they are hope to the increased profile will
:20:01. > :20:06.lead to plenty of interest and visitors to the town and clubs.
:20:06. > :20:10.atmosphere created by the whole buzz of the Games was phenomenal.
:20:10. > :20:15.No one could have predicted how amazing it would have been at how
:20:15. > :20:20.amazing it was. If we can capture even a small percentage of that, it
:20:20. > :20:23.is set to be a fantastic weekend. Many of the players took part in
:20:23. > :20:27.the Olympic tournament where Team GB finished fourth. This weekend
:20:27. > :20:31.gives them a chance to have another crack at some of the stars they
:20:31. > :20:36.came up against a few months ago. It is the best hockey competition
:20:36. > :20:40.in the world and when you're not playing internationally, this is
:20:40. > :20:45.your level. To be playing some of the best players and teams in the
:20:45. > :20:47.world for the local hockey fans is a great opportunity. The hosts a
:20:47. > :20:54.conference home advantage will help them progress further in the
:20:54. > :20:57.competition. -- are confident. Politicians fighting it out for
:20:57. > :21:01.dominance at Westminster will look for any advantage - any advantage.
:21:01. > :21:05.So to be able to say that you are the owner of the Westminster Dog of
:21:05. > :21:07.the Year is a big deal. So today was nothing short of a triumph for
:21:08. > :21:10.Kent MP Charlie Elphicke - who's Norwich Terrier "Star" took the
:21:10. > :21:20.honours - beating off stiff competition from Sussex MP Greg
:21:20. > :21:28.
:21:28. > :21:33.Barker's 4 legged friend Otto. The competition was fierce but in
:21:33. > :21:39.the end it was a Tory triumph. Start macro is her name and chasing
:21:39. > :21:43.sea eagles is a favourite pastime - - star. She is very happy sitting
:21:43. > :21:49.on the sofa watching TV with the family this that she cannot bark at
:21:49. > :21:56.all. She is equally happy in open fields in Dover or running around
:21:56. > :22:01.chasing things. She is the ideal dog or town and country. There was
:22:01. > :22:10.to be no coalition this time, the sausage of Otto was out despite the
:22:10. > :22:14.owner being a fellow MP. The 23 dogs were judged on deeds, and acts
:22:14. > :22:20.of devotion but there is also a serious side. The competition aims
:22:20. > :22:24.to encourage discussion about dog welfare. The problem in Dover now
:22:24. > :22:28.is puppies are imported from Europe in terrible conditions and puppy
:22:28. > :22:35.farms and I hope I can bring attention to this issue that we
:22:35. > :22:40.need to deal with in terms of puppies from Europe as well.
:22:40. > :22:50.now, it's time for the dogs to enjoy the 20th anniversary of
:22:50. > :22:56.arguably the most sought after title in politics.
:22:56. > :23:01.Shall we take a look at the weather. The fog has gone. Yes, it will get
:23:01. > :23:06.colder. I would not say it is particularly Arctic over the next
:23:06. > :23:12.couple of days or so but compared to what we have been having,
:23:12. > :23:17.temperatures were up to 17, 18 degrees. By to ride, 10, 11, 12
:23:17. > :23:21.degrees lower compared to 48 hours. degrees lower compared to 48 hours.
:23:21. > :23:26.Let's look at the forecast. The headline for tomorrow is colder, a
:23:26. > :23:31.few showers around. Some sunshine, too. This is the scene today, a
:23:31. > :23:35.thick areas of cloud, there has been drizzle around, but will stick
:23:35. > :23:39.around for the rest of this evening and tonight and if anything through
:23:39. > :23:45.the course of the night we might see some rain and drizzle getting
:23:45. > :23:49.into the North Downs cost of a damp night on the way, a bit of missed
:23:49. > :23:54.but not an awful lot. The overnight temperatures, eight or nine. The
:23:54. > :23:59.following night will be a lot colder. Tomorrow morning, fairly
:23:59. > :24:02.grey first thing, one of two Shell has, you are most likely to catch
:24:02. > :24:07.the showers the further east you are. Western areas get some
:24:07. > :24:13.sunshine. The computer is overdoing the shade, there will be some
:24:13. > :24:19.bright is poking through. The lows and maximum will be about the same.
:24:19. > :24:26.Tomorrow, the cold air comes in from the Norwegian Sea, we could
:24:26. > :24:30.see around about zero degrees in Tunbridge Wells, temperatures
:24:30. > :24:34.hovering around freezing. The weekend is much colder, compared to
:24:34. > :24:40.what we have been had it. This is not especially arctic weather but
:24:41. > :24:47.more surely than what we have had. Another cold night Saturday night.
:24:47. > :24:51.Cold wind blowing from the north, gale-force in Thanet. More sunshine
:24:51. > :24:56.towards the West, Severn on the thermometer but feeling lower than
:24:56. > :25:02.that because of the dry air from the north. The cold bright weather
:25:02. > :25:06.with would to showers sticking around and by Sunday rain piles in
:25:06. > :25:12.of the Atlantic, it is not going to be particularly warm air, it will
:25:12. > :25:20.be fairly cold. Single figures by Sunday, great skies but not heavy
:25:20. > :25:24.rain. The outlook, Saturday and Sunday, Friday and Saturday, Chile
:25:24. > :25:31.with showers, a frosty nights and be on that it says it all. Back
:25:31. > :25:34.seated. Earlier in the programme, we reported on how Kent County
:25:35. > :25:38.Council is urging the government to act more quickly to implement a cap
:25:38. > :25:41.of �35,000 as the maximum amount the elderly should have to pay for
:25:41. > :25:48.their old age care. Well, we've been asking for your comments on
:25:49. > :25:54.Facebook. Stuart says his mum's house has
:25:54. > :26:00.been handed to three generations but now it must pay for her care.
:26:00. > :26:04.Why can't the care be available on the NHS? It is an illness. We now
:26:04. > :26:11.I'll over �25,000. My mum will lose everything slowly, like her
:26:11. > :26:15.condition. Madeleine says her 85- year-old mother has released equity
:26:15. > :26:20.from her house twice as she only has a state pension and her energy
:26:20. > :26:24.bills will only go up. She says they help where they can but they
:26:24. > :26:34.are struggling to pay the Moon bills but they go up faster than a
:26:34. > :26:36.
:26:36. > :26:40.come down. -- energy bills. Linda says a I think will support is
:26:40. > :26:48.needed. She says her dad might be Ken next year and her uncle have to
:26:48. > :26:51.sell the house. Rebecca sent as heard comments, she says in a
:26:51. > :26:55.society were alcoholics and drug addicts are allowed to live on
:26:56. > :27:01.state handouts, the least we can do is support the elderly, most of
:27:01. > :27:08.whom have paid taxes their lives. Remember, you can always join in
:27:08. > :27:11.the debate on our face book pages. Our Political Editor Louise Stewart
:27:11. > :27:13.is in Eastbourne now where the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt made
:27:13. > :27:16.his speech this afternoon. The Southeast has one of the largest
:27:16. > :27:26.elderly populations in the country - this is a real issue the
:27:26. > :27:28.government has to get to grips with? He mentioned the issue,
:27:28. > :27:32.Labour were accused of kicking it into the long grass, this
:27:32. > :27:37.government are accused of the same thing, Jeremy Hunt says he likes