More on the corrosive impact of private provision on #socialcare... of course, firms want to 'up-sell' care to make more profit, why wouldn't they, and that's why #capitalism and the care sector don't work well together... their driving logic are in tension.
[I'm expecting some of you will say the logic of capitalism is in tension with society more generally, but I still think a regulated capitalism can work outside the sphere of social/public services.]
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/02/profiteering-off-children-care-firms-in-england-accused-of-squeezing-cash-from-councils
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