Time, Risk and Poo

Time, Risk and Poo

From Care fully considered by Laura Barnes and Katy Styles

November 12, 2025 · 48 min · Season 1 · Episode 13

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Sir Ed Davey discussing his experiences as a carer and his views on care in the UK.

We have a very special guest for the first episode of season two...drumroll please...we're speaking to Sir Ed Davey! He is the Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton, leader of the Liberal Democrats - and importantly for us - a carer and recent author of a book called ‘Why I care: And why care matters’. Our wide ranging conversation covers his ongoing carer journey, what it has taught him, and the concept of radical honesty in politics. We talk about why he doesn't like the term 'unpaid carer' and why he thinks a carer-centric strategy is crucial to improving the UK's National Health and Social Services. You can find his book  here  and follow him on all his social channels below: X https://x.com/EdwardJDavey https://x.com/LibDems Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/eddavey.libdems.org.uk https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5cb5baul4azrgk7rkkgyt64w  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/edwardjdavey/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/libdems/?hl=en Tik Tok - Lib Dems https://www.tiktok.com/@libdems For any inquiries or to suggest future guests, please email us at:  wearecarers@gmail.com . Until next time! For more information on the We Care Campaign, visit…

People in this episode

Hosts: Katy Styles, Laura Barnes

Guest: Sir Ed Davey

Topics covered

  • caregiving
  • politics
  • healthcare
  • radical honesty
  • personal journey

Keywords

  • care
  • politics
  • healthcare
  • Sir Ed Davey
  • Liberal Democrats
  • radical honesty
  • unpaid carer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Liberal Democrats, We Care Campaign

Books & works: Why I care: And why care matters

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