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|  Jean Richards, 79, gets help from the Salvation Army |
Have we forgotten how to be good children and neighbours? If research carried out by the Salvation Army is to be believed, the answer is yes - and it means many elderly and vulnerable people are neglected because no-one wants to care for them. Local authorities provide some help - but often, charities are left to pick up the pieces. This morning, Breakfast asks: are we too busy to care?Breakfast debated the question with the journalist Katharine Whitehorn, who's now an agony aunt for Saga magazine, and Humera Khan, founder of a Muslim family group, the An-Nisa Society. We also want to hear what you thinkclick here to jump straight to our e-mail form
According to the Salvation Army, the trend towards working mothers and our long-hours culture are part of the problem. It says that nearly half of us are now so tired in the evening that we simply don't have the energy to do much. It wants the government to make voluntary work more attractive, by giving tax breaks - or encouraging employers to give workers an extra day's holiday for voluntary activities. Are you too busy to care? Use this form to e-mail your views to Breakfast
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| | WATCH AND LISTEN Too busy to care
Jean Richards, 79, relies on the Salvation Army for help
Who cares?
Breakfast talked to Katharine Whitehorn and Humera Khan
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