The Liberal Democrat made big strides on mental health, but his work was undermined by cuts to local government funding
The new care minister, Alistair Burt, has acknowledged that he has to fill some pretty big shoes. And care organisations have been falling over themselves to pay tribute to the departed owner of that sizeable footwear, Norman Lamb. Was he the best care minister ever?
Although the job has always been under-powered, the social care sector has been blessed with a number of passionate and committed ministers over the past 35 years. Sir George Young and John Bowis were popular Conservative incumbents, while Stephen Ladyman and Ivan Lewis had notable innings for Labour – the latter winning many fans for the way he seized the initiative on introduction of personal budgets.
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