I was recently interviewed for the New Statesman about the effect the Covid-19 crisis will have on the Social Care system.

With all the rightful focus on the NHS, social care hasn’t had the attention it desperately needs. We’ve got to stop seeing the NHS and social care separately. The chancellor was right to say we’ll do whatever it takes and give whatever resources the NHS needs. But unless you have a properly functioning social care system the NHS is not going to be able to work properly.

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On the show I discussed coronavirus, including the need for clarity on what we should all be doing to prevent the spread, and what other measures are required to keep people in work and keep wages in their pockets, such as more support for the self-employed, those in the gig economy and the very low paid who don’t qualify for sick pay.

We also talked about the Coronavirus Bill, which is going through Parliament this week. This legislation is needed to save lives and protect our communities, but we must also ensure careful scrutiny so that the powers it will introduce are not abused.