How We Fix the Social Care System w/ Notes from Below

Lydia and Connor join the podcast to talk about the newest issue of Notes from Below, which explores social care in Britain via the contributions and analysis of workers themselves. Both Lydia and Connor are care workers, so we discuss their experiences of work before explaining how social care is (dis)organized in Britain, some of the larger dynamics and histories shaping social care, and the recent upswing in worker militancy across the sector.

Episode 98 of the Red Medicine podcast, hosted by S Kelly, titled "How We Fix the Social Care System w/ Notes from Below" was published on February 3, 2026 and runs 85 minutes.

February 3, 2026 ·85m · Red Medicine

Summary

Lydia and Connor join the podcast to talk about the newest issue of Notes from Below, which explores social care in Britain via the contributions and analysis of workers themselves. Both Lydia and Connor are care workers, so we discuss their experiences of work before explaining how social care is (dis)organized in Britain, some of the larger dynamics and histories shaping social care, and the recent upswing in worker militancy across the sector.

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