There are hardly any apprenticeships in care; hardly any schools preparing teenagers for jobs in care; and few signs that politicians know what to do to raise the status and rewards for what will soon be one of our most important industries.

So is civil society prepared for the future? Probably not. Most organisations have to live hand to mouth, juggling short-term funding and perpetual minor crises. Even the bigger ones rarely get much time to stand back and look at the bigger picture. Many are on a treadmill chasing after contracts and new funding.

One effect of an individualistic culture that's poor at instilling mutual respect is that people jump more quickly to anger or violence.

The biggest barrier to dealing with climate change is us: our own attachment to habits that are hard to shift, and our great ability to park or ignore uncomfortable choices.

I can think of nothing worse than a think-tank where everybody agreed.

As with products on supermarket shelves, the public has a right to know where their financial products and services come from.

Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more.