Monday, October 28, 2013

An Acceptable Price for Profits

There are fears that 200 people a day could die as temperatures fall and heating prices rise

Three million elderly people fear they will not be able to stay warm in their own homes this winter, following the recent steep increases in the cost of heating, according to research.  Age UK found that 28 per cent of pensioners said their main concern for the coming cold months was ensuring they could heat their homes.

 Age UK also raised the alarm over the health dangers to the elderly people, warning that cold weather and poorly heated homes increased the risk not only of influenza but also of heart attack and stroke. There are about 24,000 excess deaths in a typical British winter, many of them preventable.

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