‘A National Care Service could be Labour’s legacy – like founding the NHS’
Thirteen years ago, in the dying days of the last Labour government, initial suggestions of a National Care…
Social Care
Has Labour watered down plans to boost union rights via sector bargaining?
Labour has suggested that one of its most radical policies to empower trade unions through new sector-wide collective…
Be under no illusion: Tory decisions are the root cause of the social care crisis
What happened at Oaks Court House in Wolverhampton recently was shocking. It was also completely preventable. All too…
A strong policy on ageing well could catapult Labour into government
In a set of seats that will help decide the upcoming general election and could dictate the size…
Labour attacks the Tory record on all fronts in the run-up to the local elections
Keir Starmer is out and about in Scunthorpe today in his latest excursion in the run-up to the…
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…
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…
