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"Glasman said: "Blue Labour has complete disrespect for the managerialism of New Labour and has much more honour for the workforce. If you talk about schooling, we'd like to see parents have a third of the power, teachers have a third of the power and the funders – whether it's the state or local authority – a third of the power, and negotiate a common good."
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"a look back at 14 years of failure to reform the system in England, despite repeated efforts to do so."
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"With the Dilnot commission on care funding reform set to recommend a cap on individual contributions to care costs in its long-awaited report on Monday (4 July), how would such a "limited liability" model work? In a guest blog post, James Lloyd, director of think-tank the Strategic Society Centre, discusses the implications of this proposal and examines how it might work in practice."
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Good analysis from Jeremy Dunning of Community Care.
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"The government's clumsy approach to public-sector pension reform has provoked the largest strike action in decades. It must show greater skill if it is to solve the care crisis. The longer ministers prevaricate, the worse the crisis will get. Should the coalition delay reform for political purposes, it will betray a generation of older people."
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"Tensions are rising over the care of the elderly and the prospects of the young. Both the coalition and Labour must address these issues before it is too late."
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"Ministers in England must not shy away from finding more money to fix the "broken" social care system, the head of an independent review says."
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From MHP Communications: "Monday’s report could provide the opportunity for all parties to have a sensible debate on the future of social care in Britain. A rapidly ageing population and constrained public finances make the idea of free social care for all an impossibility. Some form of personal contribution is always going to be necessary, but how government and others respond to this will be critical in convincing Britain’s baby boomers."
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"As part of [Community Care's] coverage of the commission's report, this piece examines the case for reform."
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Sort of about the Dilnot Commission.
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Really nice post from Emma Stone at Joseph Rowntree Foundation about the Dilnot Commission and funding of adult social care.
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Keynote speech from Paul Burstow at The King's Fund's event on future of social care funding. "With a keynote address from the Minister of State for Care Services, Paul Burstow MP, our breakfast event with Age UK considered the future of social care funding, with an early insight into key findings of Dilnot's Commission on the Funding of Care and Support."
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