As Government care plans unravel, does Andy Burnham need to ‘shout louder’?
Last month’s pre-reshuffle rumours were dominated by stories of Andy Burnham being moved from his role as Shadow…
Social Care
A grotesque injustice
2016. The new partnership on paying for long term care, based on the all-party consensus on the Dilnot…
Why do people hate politics? Today provides two golden examples
Politics and politicians have never been popular, nor are they destined to be any time in the immediate…
How we can learn from Shirley – and save untold sums in our health and social care system
Shirley was an elderly person who lived in Barnsley and had significant health and social care needs. Local…
This is what working on a “zero hours” contract looks like
Caroline is a homecare worker, and is on a “zero hours” contract My name is Caroline, I have…
Let’s celebrate the successes of the NHS but also be honest about its weaknesses
Today the NHS is 65. One fact above all others confounds its critics on the Right: it remains…
It’s time to ban 15 minute care slots – elderly people deserve better
“I’ve worked as a home carer for 15 years. Things have to change but not at the expense…
Ed Miliband interview: Part one – on immigration, tuition fees, housing, Lord Ahmed and much more
On Thursday I travelled with Ed Miliband and his community organising “guru” Arnie Graf to Carlisle and Preston…
One Nation, One Health and Social Care Service
Andy Burnham opened Labour’s health policy review today by setting out how the next Labour government will deliver…
The travesty of Adult Social Care – why Labour must do more
We are all agreed that adult social care is in dire need of reform, but we are torn…
