Novara FM: Much More Freedom Is Necessary
Sophie K. Rosa makes the case for 'radical intimacy', queer parenting and new forms of kinship.
Tag: care
Opinion: Does Jeremy Hunt Hate Children?
by 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.
Feature: Did Cuba Just Abolish the Family?
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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.
Opinion: No, Covid-19 Isn’t a Chance to ‘End HIV’
by 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.
Report: Royal Mail Wants to Close Its Workers’ Nursery During the Pandemic
by 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.
Opinion: I’m a Care Worker and I’m on Strike – Here’s Why
by 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.
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
by 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.
Analysis: Money Alone Won’t Fix the Care Crisis – We Need a Radical Rethink
by 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
by Annie Quick and Alice Martin
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
by 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.
Opinion: Coronavirus Has Shown That Care Services Are Vital. Now Let’s Build a State That Cares
by Lynne Segal and Catherine Rottenberg
Moments of rupture provide us with a critical opportunity to imagine and create a different world, write Lynne Segal and Catherine Rottenberg. If the coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything so far, it is that we are in urgent need of a politics that puts care front and centre.