when they say 'social work' they do of course mean 'social care'.

Here's the full paper

obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...

Of course, the greater universalism of Nordic welfare states also removes the steep cliff edges which now riddle the UK tax and benefit system

Worried about inequality and the quality of public services? Think about the scale of total tax revenues and the progressivity of all tax and spending.

Focusing on the progressivity of the tax system in isolation = insufficient revenues, lower quality services, bad incentives, higher inequality

Totally