The Prime Minister counters that the advice was changed, referrals fell, and that deaths in care settings have fallen.
If, that is, interest rates carry on at rock bottom rates. But we have to take a chance on growing our way out of this crisis.
“We’re increasing again PPE supplies to social care. We’re creating a supply logistics and distribution network of unprecedented scale.”
Sending PPE to residences around the country must be done as soon as possible. Calling people “lambs to the slaughter” does not help, though.
They should be ensuring that the police do not behave in a way that alienates people. Plus – the imperative to free up NHS beds.
Making full use of the volunteers will mean lifting some of the red tape around vetting and so forth. It is a matter of balancing the risks involved in a practical way.
It may be necessary, given the Coronavirus, and could even work. But Britain has a long, long record of state spending failing to turbo-charge growth.
My answer would be “maybe, provided the spending or tax cuts significantly improved our growth potential.”
There are innovative ways that councils can help deliver the Prime Minister’s agenda on policing, housing, and social care.
PMQs – “It’s now been almost three years since the government promised a green paper on social care… What’s the hold-up?”
Patients must always come first, but the best outcomes rely on attracting, training, and retaining the very best staff.
To view Britain in such a way is to see a useless picture of the nation. Most people are Just About Managing. And they are our new voters.
After having knocked on doors in six very different constituencies, across the South East, certain themes stand out. Social Care is one of them.
The Manifesto is modest though the reality may prove more radical. Our most important challenge is to supply more attractive new homes.
Our safety net is worn and fragile because it carries too many of the burdens that used to be shared with the little platoons of civil society.