The Plight of Unpaid Carers in Scotland (3): “We Can’t Bite the Hand that Feeds Us”

A charity.

It’s meant to help the vulnerable,

and those who look after them:

their unpaid carers.

 

But does it help?

Does it care?

 

The people in charge,

they talk about rights

to improve lives for all.

 

They claim to give us a

voice.

 

Do they really?

 

When an unpaid carer

asks if they could help

to make changes,

 

they are told, “NO!”

 

“We are dependent

on politicians for almost

all of our funding.

 

“WE CAN’T BITE

THE HAND

THAT

FEEDS US!”

 

 

 

William Rae Wilson

2023