Transforming Care

Author: Jake Lake

A podcast journey taking you through the lives of young people in care and care leavers, thinking about the struggles they face, investigating why the system seems broken, and interviewing experts to discuss solutions. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of the care system, centering the experiences of young people, understanding the structural issues facing young people in care and thinking about radical alternatives to the system we currently have.
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The Privatisation of Care with Alex Bax and Grace Blakeley
Episode 5
Thursday, 12 November, 2020

For this episode we have two guests. First is Alex Bax, CEO of Pathway, a charity working with homeless people who present at hospital. We discuss what a public health approach would look like when working with the most vulnerable and excluded communities in our society, the ways in which working with homelessness intersects with working with young people in care, shared challenges and the shared potential for solutions. We then interview economist Grace Blakeley, author of ‘Stolen: How To Save The World From Financialisation’. Grace gives us an insight into how privatisation and financialisation has corrupted the care system and our wider public services. Grace gives us a unique insight into the way government and private companies have played with the lives of those who most need our support. These are vital interviews to help us understand the wider context of the care system and the lasting impact it can have on individuals and on society as a whole.