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Brave New World or Groundhog Day? Burnham revisits old ground in speech on social care
Published 29 July 2026 Ā· health
Right-wing media hostility helped sink his reform plans in 2010, but the new PMās passionate speech suggests there is now clear political will for change
Right-wing media hostility helped sink his reform plans in 2010, but the new PMās passionate speech suggests there is now clear political will for change For campaigners perpetually disappointed by the failure of Englandās political classes to fix Englandās creaking adult social care system, the fear was that Andy Burnhamās long-trailed speech would be less Brave New World, more Groundhog Day.
Burnham acknowledged he had been here before. Back in 2010, as health and social care secretary, he unveiled extensive proposals to overhaul social care, only
for them to collapse amid right-wing media hostility and furious political rows about ādeath taxesā. Continue reading...
Published: July 29, 2026 ā¢ 11:45 PM IST Ā· Updated: July 30, 2026 ā¢ 12:38 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Right-wing media hostility helped sink his reform plans in 2010, but the new PMās passionate speech suggests there is now clear political will for change For campaigners perpetually disappointed by the failure of Englandās political classes to fix Englandās creaking adult social care system, the fear was that Andy Burnhamās long-trailed speech would be less Brave New World, more Groundhog Day.
Burnham acknowledged he had been here before.
Back in 2010, as health and social care secretary, he unveiled extensive proposals to overhaul social care, only for them to collapse amid right-wing media hostility and furious political rows about ādeath taxesā.
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