Care, co-operation and a fairer future for Wales

Neil Duncan-Jordan’s cw:+19:10:26 Duncan-Jordan resoonse Article  identifies the injustice in social care: people’s financial security can depend on whether their needs are classified as healthcare or social support. His call for collective funding deserves support. Another review will achieve little unless it changes who pays, who provides and who decides. For Wales, however, the debate must recognise devolution. Social care policy is devolved, and England’s charging thresholds should not be presented as Welsh rules. Wales must shape its own settlement, while UK decisions on immigration and public spending influence what Welsh services can deliver.