It is about time social care was sorted out in the uk and it really is quite simple to fix it and we already have a working model in the nhs. The concept of national insurance is genius, so simple and obvious. Some of us get are lucky and some of us are not when it comes to our health. The costs of heathcare for the most needy would be beyond the average person even with some private insurance. So why not let everyone chip in and support the ones that could not manage on their own.
Social care is not the same as health care. It is pretty inevitable that you will need health care but you may not need social care. This means that even though it is costly if it is spread between everyone it starts to become manageable. Social care is pretty much a lottery depending on where you live and how much money you can raise. The major benefit of the state taking. over is that you can maintain high standards across the country. Economies of scale could give better value for money at no extra cost. Service users and the people who look after them could all be treated better and shortfalls on service dealt with on discovery.
It is not rocket science Boris , so get it sorted.