tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post5703874832098346499..comments2023-10-27T07:50:27.411+01:00Comments on Next Left: What should the Guardian recommend?Tom Hampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917325958130851128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-36614407455869608722010-04-23T14:27:12.538+01:002010-04-23T14:27:12.538+01:00Considering, that spending on health and social ca...Considering, that spending on health and social care is going to have to rise remarkably over the next decade or two, the need to de-bureaucratize our publicly funded health and social care systems is all the more important, to avoid mistrust and to retain popular support for funding these systems._______https://www.blogger.com/profile/12750073111707564700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-41229921664947025012010-04-23T13:46:40.142+01:002010-04-23T13:46:40.142+01:00What ever happens after the next election, Labour ...What ever happens after the next election, Labour needs to develop a strategy to radically de-bureaucratize the welfare state, so that every citizen can construct their own vision of the good life, and people don't feel subordinated to paternalist bureaucracies. Then maybe the campaign to expand the welfare state, wouldn't feel so exhausted and lacklustre, as it does to many people, and people won't mind paying higher taxes._______https://www.blogger.com/profile/12750073111707564700noreply@blogger.com