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Opinion: My Elderly In-Laws Fell Prey to a Parasitic Care ‘Platform’

Alexander Ratcliffe

Care ‘platform’ Elder charges families huge sums to introduce them to carers who can help them, and then parasites off the relationship for years. I should know - it happened to us, writes Alexander Ratcliffe.

Novara FM: Much More Freedom Is Necessary

Sophie K. Rosa makes the case for 'radical intimacy', queer parenting and new forms of kinship.

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Opinion: Does Jeremy Hunt Hate Children?

Edie Miller

The chancellor’s recent budget announcement of 30 hours of free childcare for one and two-year-olds is too little, too late.

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Feature: Did Cuba Just Abolish the Family?

Sophie K Rosa

Cuba's radical new code delinks family from biology and attaches it to care.

ACFM: Trip 26: Care

Nadia, Jeremy and Keir think about birth, death and all the social reproduction in between.

Opinion: It’s Time to Abolish the Family

Judy Thorne

Let's end the monopoly that romantic and biological relationships have over care, writes anthropologist Judy Thorne.

Opinion: It’s Not Enough to ‘Save’ the NHS – We Must Transform It

Joanna Sutton-Klein

Reactionary campaigns to ‘save’ our NHS are no longer enough, writes Jo Sutton-Klein; progressives must offer a transformative vision, which puts care at its centre.

Report: How We Won: The Care Workers Who Struck for a Living Wage

James Greig

Workers at Sage - a small, independent care home in north London - have won a huge victory in their campaign for fair wages. James Greig reports on the win and the precedent it sets for a sector known for its poor pay and conditions - and in which strike action is all too rare.

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Opinion: No, Covid-19 Isn’t a Chance to ‘End HIV’

Ben Weil

Sexual health campaigners have welcomed lockdown as an opportunity for more abstinence and less HIV transmission. This kind of thinking didn’t get us anywhere in the 1980s, and it won’t now.

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Report: Royal Mail Wants to Close Its Workers’ Nursery During the Pandemic

Shahed Ezaydi

Childsplay has been a lifeline for Royal Mail parents since 1989, though particularly during the past year. Now the company plans to rip it away, just when workers need it most. Shahed Ezaydi reports.

Novara FM: Capital, Care and Crisis

Emma Dowling joins James Butler to discuss care in the shadow of capital.

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Opinion: I’m a Care Worker and I’m on Strike – Here’s Why

Andrene

After months of failed negotiations with management, workers at SAGE care home in Golders Green, north London, are going on strike this weekend. Here, one carer sets out what she's fighting for: not just her colleagues and residents, but the entire care industry.

The Bastani Factor: The 21st Century Crisis Nobody Talks About: Demographic Ageing

Humanity is getting older. But while the old outnumbering the young is one of the supreme achievements of our species, it comes with major challenges. Aaron Bastani on a crisis set to re-define societies around the world which, for the 21st century at least, is every bit as disruptive as climate change.

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Novara FM: ‘Tired From the Heart’: Voices From the Care Sector

Care work faces a constant struggle for recognition, leaving some workers 'tired from the heart'. What would it mean to advance an alternative vision of the sector? Sophie K Rosa, Craig Gent and James Butler find out.

Opinion: How Laughter Is Building Solidarity Between Care Home Residents and Workers

Pope Lonergan

After almost a decade working in eldercare, Pope Lonergan concluded that the bond between carers and those receiving care was at an all-time low. His solution was unusual: a comedy tour of care homes.

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Analysis: Money Alone Won’t Fix the Care Crisis – We Need a Radical Rethink

Emma Dowling

Perma-austerity and the persistent devaluation of care work have left social care in a deficit of millions. But throwing money at the problem won’t make it go away. What we need is a radical rethink, writes Emma Dowling - one that puts care workers and the communities they serve at the helm.

Analysis: Our Financialised Care System is Built on a House of Cards – We Urgently Need to Rebuild It

Care homes in the UK, like much of the care sector, are highly financialised - but there are signs the model is faltering. If we’re going to improve care quality as well as wages and conditions in the sector, we need to build both worker and user-led power, argue Annie Quick and Alice Martin.

Coronavirus Means Unpaid Domestic Labour Might Finally Get the Recognition It Deserves

Grace Blakeley

As the coronavirus crisis wears on, it will become increasingly difficult to ignore the gendered division of labour in our society, which sees the work undertaken, mostly by women, sidelined and devalued. Perhaps, in the aftermath, that will change, writes Grace Blakeley.

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Novara FM: Much More Freedom Is Necessary

Opinion: Does Jeremy Hunt Hate Children?

Edie Miller

Feature: Did Cuba Just Abolish the Family?

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: It’s Time to Abolish the Family

Judy Thorne

Opinion: It’s Not Enough to ‘Save’ the NHS – We Must Transform It

Joanna Sutton-Klein

Report: Royal Mail Wants to Close Its Workers’ Nursery During the Pandemic

Shahed Ezaydi

Opinion: I’m a Care Worker and I’m on Strike – Here’s Why

Andrene

The Bastani Factor: The 21st Century Crisis Nobody Talks About: Demographic Ageing

Opinion: How Laughter Is Building Solidarity Between Care Home Residents and Workers

Pope Lonergan

Analysis: Our Financialised Care System is Built on a House of Cards – We Urgently Need to Rebuild It

Annie Quick and Alice Martin

Coronavirus Means Unpaid Domestic Labour Might Finally Get the Recognition It Deserves

Grace Blakeley

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Opinion: My Elderly In-Laws Fell Prey to a Parasitic Care ‘Platform’

Alexander Ratcliffe

Novara FM: Much More Freedom Is Necessary

Opinion: Does Jeremy Hunt Hate Children?

Edie Miller

Feature: Did Cuba Just Abolish the Family?

Sophie K Rosa

ACFM: Trip 26: Care

Opinion: It’s Time to Abolish the Family

Judy Thorne

Opinion: It’s Not Enough to ‘Save’ the NHS – We Must Transform It

Joanna Sutton-Klein

Report: How We Won: The Care Workers Who Struck for a Living Wage

James Greig

Opinion: No, Covid-19 Isn’t a Chance to ‘End HIV’

Ben Weil

Report: Royal Mail Wants to Close Its Workers’ Nursery During the Pandemic

Shahed Ezaydi

Novara FM: Capital, Care and Crisis

Opinion: I’m a Care Worker and I’m on Strike – Here’s Why

Andrene

The Bastani Factor: The 21st Century Crisis Nobody Talks About: Demographic Ageing

Novara FM: ‘Tired From the Heart’: Voices From the Care Sector

Opinion: How Laughter Is Building Solidarity Between Care Home Residents and Workers

Pope Lonergan

Analysis: Money Alone Won’t Fix the Care Crisis – We Need a Radical Rethink

Emma Dowling

Analysis: Our Financialised Care System is Built on a House of Cards – We Urgently Need to Rebuild It

Annie Quick and Alice Martin

Coronavirus Means Unpaid Domestic Labour Might Finally Get the Recognition It Deserves

Grace Blakeley

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