‘Don’t exclude healthy pensioners from lockdown easing’ say doctors’ leaders
The St. Helens Star newspaper article quotes leading medical experts and Ros advising the Government not to exclude healthy pensioners from any easing of lockdown.
Britons FURIOUS over lockdown restrictions for the elderly – ‘What about the millennials!’
The Daily Express carries Ros’ warning that older people may face increased risk of dying due to the lockdown, not necessarily just from Covid-19.
Boris Johnson faces huge backlash as elderly warn ‘we won’t be forced’ to stay home
The Daily Express carries Ros’ warning that older people will not accept stricter lockdown rules being imposed on them and will reject such age discrimination. ( link to pdf )
LET US OUT Healthy over-70s ‘to be freed from strict lockdown’ after warning of ‘rebellion’ if younger Brits are allowed out first
The Sun highlights the risks of Government imposing stricter rules on older age groups and using age discrimination to guide lockdown easing during the corona crisis. Ros warns that this would be wrong and strongly resisted by many older people. ( link to pdf )
Coronavirus: Could lockdown lead to age discrimination? | Grant Shapps & Ros Altmann
Ros was interviewed on Sky TV’s Ridge on Sunday programme and warned against age discrimination in deciding how to ease the lockdown.