Yvette Cooper (Home Secretary May 2025), referred to ‘unskilled roles’ in an interview with BBC. Language matters, and this isn’t the first time impactful care work has been undermined by the term “unskilled”. This word has appeared in government documents, immigration policies, and media coverage countless times in recent years—usually in reference to roles like care work. Whilst it is meant to describe roles that don’t require formal qualifications or degrees, the use of th

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