There are non-medical solutions to such conditions as loneliness, mental illness, dementia, and asthma.
Well, at least more people than previously now know he is Minister for Children and Families. What should be in his in-tray?
The Somerset MP in conversation with ConHome on: social care, housing, Brexit and the Lords, Carillion…and the reshuffle.
Is there a national collection of staff ideas? Are Whitehall teams working together? What conversations are being held with housebuilders? There’s so much to be done.
The Conservatives need to support genuine allies – such as savers, home owners, small businesses, and the armed forces.
This weakening of local accountability makes it all the more important for Conservatives to offer voters a clear alternative.
Staff and public distrust of the Conservatives is so great that it is impeding vital reform.
The Chancellor needs to help deliver the sense of direction so strikingly absent in Manchester last month, and indeed since last June’s election.
The Social Market Foundation isn’t tied to any party. We’re centrists – our advice and ideas on offer to anyone who wants to put common sense ahead of ideology.
More focus is needed on early intervention. It is logical to focus on managing more complex needs in a community setting and stopping people from entering hospital in the first place.
After last June’s manifesto debacle, the temptation is to abandon all hope of reform altogether. But doing nothing is not an option.
The Prime Minister has a long story of progressive toryism to tell. Moral authority must not be conceded to Labour.
Nearly everything believed to exercise Labour more than the Tories was also named more often as a priority for “me and my family” than for Britain as a whole.
A dignified old age should be a key legacy of the current Conservative government – here’s how we could make it a reality for everyone.
Overall, our new report suggests that public attitudes towards immigration – and indeed leaving the EU – are not fuelled by racism or intolerance.