Over five years, Madeleine Bunting travelled the country, speaking to charity workers, doctors, social workers, in-home carers, nurses, palliative care teams and parents, to explore the value of care. Out of this came her book, Labours of Love, published this year.
The Mint caught up with Madeleine to find out what she had learnt about how we value care and why.
You can also see the transcript here.
