Burnham Turns to Tories and Lib Dems for Help on Social Care: 'Help Me Fix This' The English social care crisis has been decades in the making, with an aging population putting a strain on already overburdened healthcare services.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham's bid to collaborate with his Tory and Lib Dem counterparts raises questions about the feasibility of finding a solution.
Successive governments have kicked this issue down the road, deferring solutions to future generations while leaving carers and families to bear the brunt of an inadequate system.