“Don’t just do something: stand there!” Examining the UK government’s social care policy

This report assesses the UK government’s new plans for social care and the consequences of its chosen path; is the manifesto-breaking acknowledgement of tax rises needed going to cost the Conservatives at the next election, or have the high-spending circumstances of COVID-19 softened this development? And even with extra spending, are the structural issues in social care highlighted by experts going to be resolved?