Union leaders call for talks with minister about “social care workforce crisis”
The TUC and leaders of the largest unions representing social care staff have demanded an urgent meeting with…
Social Care
Kendall: DHSC decision to halve social care workforce funding a “total betrayal”
Liz Kendall has accused the government of a “total betrayal of older and disabled people” after it was…
1 in 4 children of care workers growing up in poverty, TUC analysis finds
The TUC has warned of “rampant” hardship being inflicted on key-worker households after analysis by the trade union…
It is high time that care workers were treated with the respect they deserve
Undervalued, undermined and underpaid. This is the unacceptable reality for social care staff whose wages fail to reflect…
Delegates pass electoral reform motions including House of Lords abolition
Delegates at Labour’s annual conference have passed motions backing the introduction of proportional representation for general elections and…
As we bury the Queen, now is the time to ask: what do we expect from the state?
On Westminster Bridge the other night, Australia’s ABC channel reporter Barbara Miller was looking for someone to do…
Our first step to a National Care Service will be paying carers a proper wage
This weekend, I marched through the streets of Tredegar to celebrate the memory of Nye Bevan. It was…
We desperately need an alternative to the orthodox economic consensus
As we emerge from the end of the pandemic – to the extent that there will ever be an…
Conservatives bounce from one scandal to another ahead of the local elections
At the risk of sounding like a stuck record, it’s been a bad week for the Tories. Yesterday…
We cannot let vulnerable children slip down the agenda again
During the sixth minute of football matches played across the country last weekend, the crowds for both teams…
