‘No Man is an Island’
When it Comes to Care

Culture is just as important as policy in reforming the social care sector, writes Stephen Unwin

Andy Burnham’s determination to reform social care deserves a cautious welcome.

Successive governments have recognised the scale of the challenge but have consistently failed to grasp the nettle.

By the latest count, there have been 22 failed attempts during the past three decades, including Theresa May’s plan to raise funds out of elderly people’s assets, which was attacked as a ‘dementia tax’ and promptly abandoned.