It's simply called Warning – a salient reminder to younger readers of the plight facing many elderly people today.

We might like to imagine an old age where we sport mismatched red hats, "eat three pounds of sausage at a go" and spend the pension on "brandy and summer gloves/ And satin sandals". (Or we may hanker after the more conventional pleasures of the golf course, the garden and grandchildren.) But the stark reality for many elderly people is a future wearing hospital gowns and being force-fed unnecessary antipsychotic drugs while the pension (and life savings) are drained on substandard nursing care.

So perhaps it is not surprising that Labour has said that care for the elderly will be its main priority, should it win the next election. Last week, in the Queen's Speech, the Government unveiled plans to offer free care at home to almost 300,000 elderly and disabled people. The catch? These measures are unlikely to come into force until after a general election, and if, as looks likely, the Conservatives win, then care for the elderly may be put on the back burner again, stoked by consultation papers, royal commissions and the like.

Labour's 11th-hour promise to make care for the elderly "a priority" will seem too little too late to many. But, judging by the letters we receive, it's an issue that affects thousands of our readers all over the country and across all social classes. Could it win some wavering voters back to Labour?

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