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At its heart, this is a story of savage public funding cuts and growing need, of what happens when more than a decade of Westminster austerity collides with already bruised communities and squeezed local services. But it is also a story of who exactly in society matters: who gets to have a decent life, with a safe home and loving family, and who doesn’t.

Think of this: a plan to ‘warehouse’ disabled people. What kind of nation is Britain becoming?

Cash-starved Bristol city council is not the real villain here, but its proposed strategy tells us some lives matter less than others, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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