📢In case you missed it:
Last week we published 'Beyond caring', which makes the case for a fairer and more sustainable social care funding model for later life - based on a 'prefunded' system with contributions over the course of working life.
re-state.co.uk/publications...
Very important report on #socialcare funding… from @stkaye.bsky.social @alicesemark.bsky.social @re-state.bsky.social raises some vital questions that need debating and relevant to the Casey review 👇
When people in later life need social care, the pot they’ve paid into is there to support them.
To learn more, read our newly published report: re-state.co.uk/publications...
There is another way, as in our new ‘Beyond caring’ report.
A prefunded social insurance model, where people make contributions throughout their working lives into a Later Life Care Fund. Privately managed and invested, it would capitalise the benefits of compound interest.
The cost of state-funded social care is bankrupting local government — and still leaves so many without the support they need.
📢NEW RESEARCH: ‘Beyond caring’📢
England’s later life social care funding model is on the brink of collapse.
The system is unfair and unsustainable.
Our new report, launched yesterday, makes the case for a radically different model: a prefunded system with a 'triple guarantee' of protections.
Why are parties campaigning for local government seats based on policies which councils can't control?
In this week's Re:View @jo3hill.bsky.social wrote about the Liberal Democrats' campaign policies and what they tell us about the state of local government.
restate.substack.com/p/the-review...
The third rail of British politics: social care
The utter failure of successive govs to act is a stain on our political class
The most recent 'consensus', Dilnot, hasn't been implemented because its the not the answer - its not affordable & fails to address fairness
🧵
Social care's funding model.
You can't reimagine local gov without addressing it.
You can't rescue the health system without fixing it.
There hasn't really been a new plan for 15 years.
But tomorrow that changes.
It's report launch eve here again at Re:State towers... and this one's a biggy.
What does the future hold for Whitehall? What promise does civil service reform hold for renewed institutions?
Tomorrow we are hosting Cat Little, Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office and Civil Service COO, for a conversation about the future of Whitehall.
New leadership. New tone. But will it deliver?
In this weeks Re:View, @alwalker.bsky.social discusses Antonia Romeo's objectives as Cabinet Secretary – a rare move that signals a shift toward transparency, performance and accountability.
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/restate/...
The Re:View is out 🥳
This week, Chief Executive @charliepickles.bsky.social takes stock of a difficult moment for the Government – from rising global tensions and economic pressure, to fresh strikes and looming local elections.
Read on for the full take: open.substack.com/pub/restate/...
🗨️ Group Chief Executive of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Caroline Simpson on the Devo Next Initiative as an opportunity for collective, system-wide thinking ⬇️
📢 Mayor of the East Midlands Combined County Authority Claire Ward on shaping a long-term vision for deeper devolution across England through the Devo Next Initiative 👇
So chuffed to announce this - and to get to work!
This new initiative is a chance to define where we want devolution to go next, and where we want the whole agenda to take the country in the decades to come.
Really excited about this!
The English devolution agenda is making progress. But this should not represent the limit of ambition - which is why we're launching 'The Devo Next Initiative' today to define and shape the future of devolution policy.
Mayor of the North East Combined Authority Kim McGuinness sets out why, with fiscal devolution on the horizon, now is the right time for the Devo Next Initiative 👇
We are pleased to be working with the North East, East Midlands, Greater Manchester, West Midlands and West Yorkshire Combined Authorities on this important work.
✍️ Read the launch essay from @stkaye.bsky.social & @alwalker.bsky.social:
restate.substack.com/p/where-shou...
"The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act may open a new chapter for local places and people, but it cannot write it."
📣 NEW: Today Re:State is launching The Devo Next Initiative to define and shape the future of devolution policy.
re-state.co.uk/devo-next-in...
The Re:View is out! 🎉
This week, Research Manager, @matthewfeeney.bsky.social, reflects on Rt Hon Rachel Reeves' first Mais Lecture as Chancellor and her genuinely radical commitment to fiscal devolution.
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/restate/...
And finally,
Richard Tice MP calls for serious structural reform in how Britain regulates:
Sir @meljstridemp.bsky.social emphasises the need for reforms such as regulatory budgeting and measures to prevent regulatory creep, to help kickstart economic growth.
Dame @meghillier.bsky.social highlights the need for systemic change in how we regulate:
We are thrilled to have forewords from MPs from across the political spectrum.
Here, @libdemdaisy.bsky.social shares her thoughts on the paper:
🚨NEW REPORT - The law of rule🚨
Britain’s regulatory system grows by default. Rules are easy to create, rarely reviewed, and almost never removed.
This report sets out a package of reforms to achieve “better regulation” by strengthening the system at every stage.
The Re:View is out! 🎉
This week, Chief Executive @charliepickles.bsky.social reacts to new data from the Office for National Statistics showing the economy flatlining, just days after Rachel Reeves defended the Government’s growth plan.
Read on here 👇 open.substack.com/pub/restate/...
