INSANE: 21 | Vintage Vibes

‘Bank of mum and dad’ stoking Britain’s rising inequality, warns report

Billions in gifts or loans given when children are in early adulthood and buying first home or getting married

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023

Scotland's tax and benefits system more progressive than rest of UK, report finds

SCOTLAND’S tax and benefits system is now considerably more progressive than elsewhere in Britain, a report has found.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 9, 2023

Follow the Money by Paul Johnson review – how to spend it

The most influential beancounter in Britain decodes the public finances – and that disastrous mini-budget

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

NHS waiting lists in England unlikely to fall in 2023, research suggests

Waiting lists will flatline rather than fall despite being one of Rishi Sunak’s priorities for the year, says IFS

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023

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 · Feb 5, 2023

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 · Feb 3, 2023

The figure that shows why teachers are on strike in Wales

Experts have looked at teachers pay in the last 13 years

Wales Online · Feb 3, 2023

Pension triple lock unsustainable, warns IFS

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

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

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 · Feb 1, 2023

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 · Feb 1, 2023