Shrunken Lives and Services In Austerity of Rural England.

The article reports on the condition of poor older people at Great Britain's countryside, which is particularly severe in Cumbria, as of May 2019. Topics discussed include impact of austerity such as ending bus subsidies in Cumbria, the problem of rural isolation and the impact on people's mental health, the lack of benefits for older people, and the shrinking health care sectors as hospitals close and doctors cluster in larger towns.