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Great news that you and Lib Dem’s are invited to these talks Sadly I think Badenoch will only add negativity and be a stopping block for any ideas as she continues to make pointless political points rather than contribute

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Makes a difference doesn't it when (leading) politicians have some insight into the problems affecting the lives of millions of ordinary folk. We might actually get something done at last.

Greens are what Labour was meant to be. 💚✅💚

I am hoping this will eventually improve things for working family carers. My husband left big law in order to care for he while working - he misses it but once of that ladder you cannot get back on.

First time I’ve ever agreed with you

Carling used to be better back in the day. I prefer other beers now.

And getting corporate greed out! There's a care company in Northern Ireland, the owners have multiple luxury vehicles (several Ferraris etc), a really bad attitude to their employees (no heating just heaters) and are openly profit driven rather than looking after the individuals in their care.

Hopefully a genuine attempt and not just a stunt to pretend you can find common ground. We NEED this kind of thing if Proportional Representation is ever going to work.

Hi Ed, can you please make sure you add in the caring provided by the family with zero compensation. I'm sure I could have provided better care to my mother with dementia if I didn't need to work full time. Both financial support and flexible working laws would have helped.

I'd say you're exactly the right person to be involved with this initiative. Good luck.

Thought this was a post about Carling at first.

How many people know that carer's allowance stops completely once the carer reaches pension age? After that - nothing. Nothing at all.

You got a great opportunity to build on the review Baroness Casey has been doing already under SKS government, and keep moving that excellent ground work forwards

As a neoliberal, do you agree that care has to be nationalised and publicly owned, or will you continue to ro support the fleecing of the most vulnerable by corporates, private equity and greedy independents?

This issue is probably one of the biggest social justice issues we face as a society. If we cannot look after people when they need it the most (at their most vulnerable times) what kind of society are we? Thank you for leading on this issue over the past few years.

Thank you for getting involved. For me, the 45 mins of council care offered to my Mum when Dad died was not enough to keep her safe in her own home as we realised he had kept the worst of her Dementia secret & we had to pay for a live-in carer.

But you’d need to be careful with the private sector. They’d be only too keen to take 10% of our assets and then offer inferior services. And pick and choose whom they would help, as they do with healthcare.

As far as I can see there is no legal basis for this fragmentation into children, adult and elderly, it appears to be a misunderstanding of the law since Seebohm from a privatisation mindset and an over reaction from tragedies to do things that were not asked for.

Unfortunately Reform supporters will say you’re all the uniparty.

Thanks Ed for responding so positively to this invitation. This issue is far bigger than party political points scoring.

Government needs to communicate where there are people to listen, and currently that’s X and Facebook As to what it should be bsky.app/profile/kind...

You and Andy Burnham can do this - nothing is too difficult if you get the public on your side. The Open conversation with the public is the chance to bring the public onside to understand how important social care is and we will need to all help pay for the changes. Everybody will benefit.

I remember when the NHS and local councils ran care homes, fund them properly that way again, no private companies and certainly no PFI.

It’s what many people were expected to do.

...and please, please, throw Carers Allowance in the bin (its a horrible, unfair and overly complicated benefit) and replace it with something kinder, fairer and simpler.

Taxing millionaires and closing loopholes that allow companies like Starbucks & Amazon to avoid paying U.K. tax would go a long way towards addressing this problem.

It's time. I'm now retired but as Charity CEO we were involved in discussions and workshops with Government Departments over 20 years ago but nothing has changed, other than a growing cohort of age related need and disability diagnoses.

Ed reminded Starmer week after week about social care and the plight of family carers. Starmer didn't lead on it.