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Originally Posted by Damien
They have been there for awful reasons but those examples do not justify cutbacks, if anything they are an example of how important they are and the consequences of what happens if they are not there though either incompetence or cutbacks. Also they cannot be used as a barometer of the entire service.
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I don't use those services but would gladly pay 1% more NI as opposed to cutting back on them.
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I mentioned them and their prominance to suggest that they are unlikely to be cut.
Under Labour, Social Services have been stretched and overworked so much that they're making mistakes every day, failing to tackle that (ie allowing more children to die by restricting SS' ability to function) would be a huge black eye for the next government.
As someone who lost a child suffeing from a neurological condition, he is unlikely to support cutting services there. From a cynical point of view it would also be a personal black eye for Cameron if the media is able to portray him as using those services for his son, then denying them for other people's children.
He's also made a huge point about government support and cooperation with charities which provide such services.