I don't know how many of you watched the recent 2 part series on BBC 2

Inside the Care Crisis witb Ed Balls

In this two-part series, Ed Balls explores the crisis in the care sector, immersing himself in a care home before entering the world of paid and unpaid home care.

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It gives an insight into the care industry. He was honest enough to admit that the problem has been ignored by nearly all governments, including the one he was part of himself.

Social care and health are very closely entwined. We have ended up with a system where health care is nationalised but social care is mainly privately run. The councils have had their funding cut and they in turn have cut back on what they spend on social care, yet the demand is rising.

I have said before that all governments have chosen to ignore this problem. It is only now that Johnson has announced his plans to 'sort the social care problem'. Of course he hasn't sorted it but at least he has started the ball rolling. It needs a cross party consensus to sort it, but like i said i doubt we will see that anytime soon.