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Insurance models won’t rescue the NHS; real progress means investing in buildings, equipment, prevention, social care and primary care, instead of chasing another costly false reset again. #NHS #HealthPolicy #SocialCare

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Phil Thane ✅4d ago

@wdlindsy I'm 5 years younger than Trump but if/when I become as ill as he clearly was *in his first term* then I'm confident my family will be taking power of attorney over my affairs and looking at care options. His 'cabinet of curiosities' and senior republicans should be prosecuted for abuse of an elderly person, keeping him in place while they pursue their own interests. #Trump #USA #SocialCare

Opinion | The Guardian US Apr 11

Britain's shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers? | Frances Ryan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/11/carers-allowance-britain-unpaid-workforce #CarersAllowance #Benefits #Welfare #SocialCare #Society #Disability #Family #Poverty #UkNews

Britain’s shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers?

Carer’s allowance turns 50 this year, but it’s no reflection of the labour of the millions who cook, clean and nurse behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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TheBadPlace Apr 7

The Guardian | Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien by Hettie O'Brien

These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the bill

It was the free croissants that gave it away. And the Scandinavian-style furniture. And the tasteful pastel walls. It was different from other nurseries I’d viewed: marginally more expensive, the aesthetic equivalent of a WeWork for toddlers. I was eight months pregnant, on a tour of various nurseries in south-east London for my daughter. At the time, I didn’t realise that this wasn’t just a nursery, but a prototype for an immense experiment that is quietly playing out across Britain.

The nursery I visited is backed by private equity, a surreptitious and tremendously powerful realm of finance that now has its hands on just about everything. Private equity funds and related asset managers own water companies, apartment blocks, student accommodation, care homes, children’s homes, funeral parlours and more. The titans of this industry have perfected a cradle-to-grave model of investment focused on the places we live, work, grow old, and eventually die, capturing these core services and squeezing them for profit.

#privateequity #privatisation #socialcare #capitalism #finance

Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives

These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the bill, says Hettie O’Brien, author of The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself

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Opinion | The Guardian US Apr 7

Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/07/capitalism-endgame-private-equity-captured-nurseries-care-homes #PrivateEquity #Privatisation #HealthcareIndustry #SocialCare #WaterIndustry #Childcare #Business #UkNews #Education #Politics #Society

Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives

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Blaze Trends Apr 5

The April 2026 DWP uprating increases the lower-rate Attendance Allowance to £76.60 a week and the basic State Pension to £241.30. However, the IFS notes this comes as the Universal Credit health element for new claimants is halved. #UKpolitics #DWP #StatePension #Economy #SocialCare
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UK state pension triple lock and DWP updates deliver £145 Attendance Allowance boost this April

The ongoing cost of living crisis continues to press hard on older adults across the country. That makes this month's sweeping benefit uprates from the

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