Three things we learned this week

Partnership: Long-term care debate has moved on Partnership's managing director of care Chris Horlick told MPs that the long-term care debate has moved on, as he gave evidence at an independent committee on long-term funding. Speaking at the All Party Parliamentary Group's inquiry, he said: "I'm not sure too many here would argue that it should be state funded, so real progress has been made." However, Horlick warned the system is still "opaque and unfair" to self-funders - who make up 41% of all care home residents, with a quarter who run out of money falling back on the state at a...