We can have every sympathy with former ballerina Elaine McDonald having to wear incontinence pads at night.
But the courts are not the place to decide these issues.
Some 557,000 adults in England and Wales currently receive care at home, and in Chelsea an overnight carer costs £22,000 a year.
Should local residents pay more so that more local people can receive overnight care? Or should spending on schools or libraries or leisure facilities be trimmed?
These are decisions to be made locally, through the democratic process, not by judges.
Doubtless she received legal aid. Not a good use of taxpayers' money.
Charities are evidently outraged. Then they should persuade local taxpayers of the need for more spending. Or they could appeal for donations, and fund the costs themselves.
Otherwise, they should keep their righteousness to themselves.
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