Here we go, an easy one to write as I can recycle the same old stuff already rehearsed many times....
Tag archive for: Social care
“Private equity profits from children’s homes: The dark side of Britain’s care system”
Here’s yet another dark side to the privatisation which started in Thatcherdom and accelerated to...
“What scrapping the social care funding deal means for advice'”
As has been often rehearsed on these pages, all governments know and say that social care...
“Labour’s social care plans welcome despite ‘daunting goal'”
I have had two meetings involving the real world of social care in the last few days, the funding...
“‘Political parties need to be clear on plans for social care funding'”
The potential cost of ‘later life care’ is a big and recurring concern for many to whom we speak:...
“Care homes: Following the money trail”
Care homes began to be privatised at the end of Maggie’s ‘80s. I remember all sorts of grants were...
“UK care homes say funding shake-up threatens their viability”
Much of the emphasis in the ‘how to solve the care problem’ debate has been on ‘PMI’, Protecting...
“Altmann: Why we need a social care Isa”
And here we go, round in further circles, with the government in the first stages of yet more...
“Govt announces £1bn social care boost”
Boris promised last year to solve the social care crisis ‘once and for all’. Since then, one or...
“Over-40s face extra tax in bid to fix care crisis”
How do you fix the ‘social care crisis’? The traditional answer is, commission a few reports, set...
“Hancock faces criticism over ‘badge of honour’ for social care workers”
I remember years ago campaigning to get the local council to improve an obviously dangerous road...
“Further delays to social care overhaul predicted”
For over 20 years now, every government of every persuasion has dodged the issue of care for the...
Boris and the Long-Game
If you’ve watched or read ‘War of the Worlds’, you’ll remember Martians played the long game. They...
“Tories still to decide on approach to social care crisis that ruined Theresa May’s election campaign, health secretary admits”
The other real problem of our age (after climate change, Brexit shouldn't even be in the mix) is...
“Minister hints at scrapping consultation on social care”
Well, here’s an interesting idea. Because they want to sort out the problem of long-term care, the...