The Royal Commission on Long-term Care for the Elderly, With Respect to old age: Long term care - rights and responsibilities, is published, Cm4912-1, HMSO, London. The central proposal - that free nursing and personal care should be available for all older people, was never adopted in England and Wales but was in Scotland. See an the Guardian's interview 'Taking the long view' with the chair, Lord Sutherland, 10 years later.