The
obtuse
absurdity of the Tories' cruel cuts: to give more money to the
rich, they have cut care for the disabled. A blind, quadriplegic man
has to pass hours in which he can't even go to the toilet, or get
something to drink.
The council, denying him this needed support, suggested he keep a pot
of tea nearby, although he would be unable to see it or lift it.
The evident purpose of transferring these funds to local council was
so that they would be spent on something else instead. That enables
larger cuts in other areas, since parts of those cuts will be
transferred to disabled people. Meanwhile, the government can claim,
deceptively, that it hasn't cut the funds for the disabled.