1.0Politics.co.ukhttps://www.politics.co.ukKari Gerstheimerhttps://www.politics.co.uk/author/karigerstheimer/Andy Burnham is right about social care funding. But that's not the real problem - Politics.co.ukrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="y2lFPOVqXm"><a href="https://www.politics.co.uk/comment/2026/06/10/andy-burnham-is-right-about-social-care-funding-but-thats-not-the-real-problem/">Andy Burnham is right about social care funding. But that’s not the real problem</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.politics.co.uk/comment/2026/06/10/andy-burnham-is-right-about-social-care-funding-but-thats-not-the-real-problem/embed/#?secret=y2lFPOVqXm" width="600" height="338" title="“Andy Burnham is right about social care funding. But that’s not the real problem” — Politics.co.uk" data-secret="y2lFPOVqXm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/iStock-2152985539.jpg23841257Andy Burnham is right to put social care at the heart of the political debate. He’s also right to say politicians shouldn’t “flinch” from difficult conversations about funding. But if social care reform becomes yet another argument about who pays, we’ll miss a much bigger problem hiding in plain sight. The uncomfortable truth is that... Read more »