UK Politics: Burnham Does Not Rule Out Tax Rises for Social Care Reform – As It Happened The UK's social care system has long been plagued by inefficiencies and neglect.
According to Andy Burnham, reform is desperately needed to tackle the £2. 5 billion annual cost of unnecessary hospital admissions due to lack of preventative care.
Burnham's emphasis on using existing resources more effectively is a welcome shift in focus, but it remains unclear how he plans to address the issue of tax rises.