Britain has almost 1 million young people not in work or education; here's what evidence shows can change that
Keir Starmer says the current benefits system is unsustainable, unfair and needs changing to avoid a wasted generation of ...
UK government's own estimate says welfare cuts to push 250,000 into poverty
Welfare cuts announced by Britain on Wednesday will drive 250,000 into relative poverty by the end of the decade and leave ...
Fact check: Foreign-born people, not necessarily foreigners, occupy 48% of London’s social housing
Key context is missing from a widely shared online claim about the proportion of social housing that foreigners occupy in ...
The Economist2d
New data show that the class divide in Britain may not be so wide
Like John Cleese towering over Ronnie Corbett in their comic portrayal of the class system, the top and bottom rungs of ...
Labour slashes public spending, hands over billions to military in UK Spring Statement
Reeves’ was the most pro-war speech made by any UK politician since World War Two, as she pledged that the Treasury’s coffers ...
UK finance minister Reeves trims spending plans in face of slowing economy
British finance minister Rachel Reeves cut the government's plans for spending increases on Wednesday to get back on track ...
ABC News8d
The UK is cutting welfare spending to urge people to work. Critics say it will hurt the vulnerable
She said Britain’s statistics are stark, with one in 10 working-age people claiming a sickness or disability benefit, and “millions of people who could work trapped on benefits.” Blaming the ...
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The UK is cutting welfare spending to urge people to work. Critics say it will hurt the vulnerable
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall told lawmakers in the House of Commons that the government had inherited a broken ...