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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.

Opinion: Coronavirus Has Shown That Care Services Are Vital. Now Let’s Build a State That Cares

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.

Novara FM: David Graeber: Bullshit Jobs, Direct Democracy & the End of Capitalism

James Butler is joined by David Graeber to talk through direct democracy, neoliberalism, and the relationship of political thinking to political practice.

Cold Comfort: A&E Fills With Those Left in the Cold

Dr J

In part one of a new series covering the NHS 'winter pressures' from within A&E, Dr J reflects on the relationship between housing and health, and what it means for rough sleepers and the hidden homeless.

Children in Care Should Be Allowed to ‘Stay Put’ Instead of Being Evicted at 18

Stephanie Gee

Care leavers are among the most vulnerable people in society, yet they are forced out of children's homes at 18 without the option to 'stay put'. The Labour party manifesto proposed changing this, but since the election children's social care has dropped off the agenda.

Care Under Austerity: The Myth of Emotional Scarcity

Sophie Monk and Joni (Pitt) Cohen

Austerity is founded upon a myth of material scarcity. But this myth maps onto and produces another: that of the scarcity of our emotional capacities for care.

4 Problems Affecting Home Care Sector Workers

an Anonymous Care Worker

There has never been a more urgent time to address the crisis of care work in the UK. Exhausted and despairing at the state of the social care sector, the author recently quit their job as a support worker/carer for a home care company.

5 Crises Facing the UK’s Care Homes

an Anonymous Care Worker

Care is in crisis - but what exactly is going on in the UK’s care system, and how might we begin planning ways to create a better future? Here, a care worker working with elderly people reflects on how the crisis is playing out in residential care homes.

7 Ways to Support Friends When They’re Mentally Unwell

Mental Health Week on NovaraWire: At some point most of us will have a friend or family member who is mentally unwell. Here are some ideas for how to support friends who are in need without either blaming them for their suffering or trying to become their rescuers.