My Elderly In-Laws Fell Prey to a Parasitic Care ‘Platform’
Alexander Ratcliffe
They’re exploiting Britain’s care crisis.
Tag: social care
How We Won: The Care Workers Who Struck for a Living Wage
James Greig
'We delivered this win.'
The Tory Plan to Privatise the NHS
Tomorrow MPs will vote on Sajid Javid’s Health and Care Bill. Does it threaten to privatise the NHS by the back door? We speak to Dr Bob Gill.
We’re All Working, All the Time
Polly Smythe
Workers deserve the right to disconnect.
An Ageing Society is As Big an Issue As Climate Change
Aaron Bastani
Until there is a meaningful political alternative, the working-class can expect to pay more tax, work for longer and retire with less.
MPs Vote on Tax Hike for the Working Class
As MPs vote on Boris Johnson’s manifesto breaking tax hike on workers, Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss why the rise is regressive, and why it won’t fix Britain’s care crisis.
Johnson in Fight Over Social Care Funding
Boris Johnson faces a backlash for breaking a manifesto promise as he prepares to raise national insurance. Should the move be opposed and, if so, how else should social care be funded?
Hiking National Insurance Isn’t Going to Solve the Social Care Crisis
Andrew Fisher
A 1% increase just isn't going to cut it.
Matt Hancock Caught Having Affair With Advisor
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the hopeless health secretary Matt Hancock after he was caught having an affair with a key aide hired to tackle the pandemic.
‘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.
Money Alone Won’t Fix the Care Crisis – We Need a Radical Rethink
Emma Dowling
Overcrowded and Understaffed: Coronavirus Has Exposed the Flaws in Our Mental Health System
Ed Kiely and Joannah Griffith
