‘Yeah. Welcome to the new austerity.’ She turned to face him over the slack form of their docile companion. ‘You’re not the reliant type, Max, but then, you’re still relatively young. My older clients, they’re not going to be getting the help they need, because there’ll be a whole new set of criteria operating. Heating bills? We’ll supply extra blankets, encourage them to huddle up warm. Food bills? Older people eat less, we all know that.’ She shook her head. ‘They’ve already made sacrifices for the good of the country. Won’t kill them to make a few more.’ ‘Except it might.’ ‘Except it
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