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Debt, bad; work, good: ‘pub bore’ beliefs that seal a miserable fate for the poorest

Politicians and the media often present policies as moral duties, when they are nothing of the sort

The Guardian - UK

Scottish councils facing real-terms cut even with tax increase, says think tank

The Scottish Government’s plan for tax and spending cleared its first parliamentary hurdle on Thursday.

The Independent UK

The figure that shows why teachers are on strike in Wales

Experts have looked at teachers pay in the last 13 years

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Pension triple lock unsustainable, warns IFS

Benefits system increasingly skewed towards parents and pensioners, says Institute for Fiscal Studies

The Independent UK

Benefit reforms have pushed many into part-time, low-paid jobs – IFS

Those encouraged to move into work often remain on meagre wages, paying little in tax and still receiving in-work benefits, the think tank found.

The Independent UK

UK benefit changes have pushed people into dead-end, low-paid jobs, says IFS

Tougher rules have boosted employment but jobs offer scant career progression and contribute little to tax revenue

The Guardian - UK

Scotland may have to rethink free university places pledge, analysis shows

IFS says if Holyrood’s health and climate policies remain in place other public spending will also suffer

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Teachers’ pay cut by £6,600 since 2010, says Institute for Fiscal Studies

IFS says pay erosion helps explain why traditionally moderate teaching unions are considering strike action

The Guardian - UK

Scotland risks squandering 'historic opportunity' go green in UK, report warns

SCOTLAND must act urgently on independence or risk squandering a “historic opportunity” to transform its economy by remaining part of the UK, a…

The National (Scotland)

Major review of taxes including child benefit for two million families is quietly axed

Sources confirmed doomed Kwasi Kwarteng's Treasury review to make taxes 'better for families' is dead in the water under Rishi Sunak's leadership because events have overtaken it

Daily Mirror

Budget overstated public spending increases, says think tank

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said £1.3 billion of in-year spending rises were not included in the Scottish Government’s figures for this year.

The Independent UK

Council leaders unite to condemn 'massive cuts' in Scottish Budget

EVERY one of Scotland’s 32 council leaders has backed a motion calling the Scottish Budget a “massive real-terms cut in councils’ core…

The National (Scotland)

NHS treating fewer patients than in 2019 amid 'worrying signs' of long-term Covid hit

New study reveals that the number of beds available for non-coronavirus hospital admissions is still lower than pre-pandemic levels

Wales Online

NHS treating fewer patients amid ‘worrying signs’ of long-term Covid hit – IFS

There are fewer hospital beds available for non-Covid purposes, according to IFS analysis.

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Why Rishi Sunak's claim a pay rise for every striker will cost you £1,000 is untrue

More than 5million public sector workers want a proper pay rise - and Rishi Sunak claims that will cost you an 'extra' £1,000 a year. So how true is his claim? Not very, say the experts

The Independent UK

Colleges and sixth forms to bear brunt of funding squeeze, “stark” IFS report warns

Early years education, colleges, sixth forms and universities will all face a difficult few years ahead, experts have warned.

The Guardian - UK

Schools in England face ‘significant squeeze’ on budgets, IFS report finds

Annual survey reveals further education and sixth form colleges could experience particular hardship

The Independent UK

Early years education and colleges to bear brunt of funding squeeze – IFS

Early years education, colleges, sixth forms and universities will all face a difficult few years ahead, experts have warned.

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The National (Scotland)

Oil and gas boom will 'accelerate' Scotland's green energy revolution

A HUGE boost in oil and gas revenue could accelerate Scotland’s green revolution, an economist has said.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government underspent £2bn in last year's budget, accounts show

Annual accounts show an underspend of £2bn - but does not represent a loss as some is carried forward through the Scotland Reserve

Daily Mirror

Poorest students more than £1,000 worse off this year as inflation outstrips support

Students are facing real terms cuts to their maintenance loans due to inflation forecast errors - as well as 'falling through the cracks" of the Government's cost of living support'

The Guardian - UK

Poorer students over £1,000 worse off this year, warns IFS

Raising maintenance loans in England in line with forecasts, not actual inflation, could cause ‘significant hardship this winter’

The Independent UK

Students face ‘hardship’ as botched inflation rise leaves them £1,000 worse off

Ministers under fire as maintenance loans go up by just 2.3 per cent – when inflation is 10.2 per cent

Dynamite News

Bureaucracy: Centre Appoints Four Indian Foreign Service Officers In PMO, See Full List

Four Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers appointed to different posts in the Prime Minister’s Office. Read full story on Dynamite News

The Conversation

What the autumn statement means for financially struggling schools

The cost-of-living crisis and new staffing costs have been pushing schools in England into financial trouble. So school leaders were relieved to hear of an increase to their budget in the government’s autumn statement, delivered on November 17.

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