Did any party conference really tackle these three major crises?
Conference season is over. Most of the country won’t have even realised that it was happening of course,…
Social Care
Councils need an answer on how to fund social care
Tomorrow, over a year since the Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support reported back to Government,…
Where is the outcry over elder abuse?
When a tragic case of child abuse emerges, it hits the headlines and a national outcry – rightly…
As deadly for a person’s health as smoking, alcohol or obesity
The latest victims of the Tory-led coalition’s austerity agenda are the elderly and vulnerable people who depend on…
The ticking time bomb of social care
EDIT: The Government has announced a draft bill on social care reform in the Queen’s Speech, but there…
Houses, Social Care and an end to UK sponsored tax havens – an alternative Queen’s Speech
Recently Progress have been asking for suggestions as to what could constitute an alternative Labour Queen’s Speech, ahead…
Labour must insist that social care is a priority
Social care debates have not had the time in Parliament that the issues warrant. The Dilnot Commission delivered…
Fresh thinking needed on elderly care
Earlier this month, the Care Quality Commission released a report about the treatment of elderly people in UK…
