Barney Dowling: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- SMF researcher
- Quoted on
- Adult social care & reform
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 8 Sept 2026
“We see story after story about the frustration of residents not getting basic services from their councils, overburdened local authorities, and struggles of those facing sky-high social care costs. These are not unconnected issues, and our report makes clear that taking social care costs out of council budgets could pave the way for ambitious and progressive reforms that go hand-in-hand, rather than tinkering at the margins of each system.”
Where Barney Dowling has been quoted
- Social care shift could cut council tax burden by £9.2bnlgcplus.com · 8 Sept 2026
Related media coverage
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