Shabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ – as it happened She says a lack of fairness can make ‘people turn inwards’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
UK ‘losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade’ without post-Brexit product deal IPPR finds failure to align testing standards costing 0.18% of national income and has seen companies abandon exporting to EU The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
Britain should rejoin EU within 10 years, Tony Blair tells Andy Burnham A report by the Tony Blair Institute has also called for Keir Starmer’s Brexit red lines against rejoining the single market and customs union to be ditched immediately, while another influential thinktank has highlighted the billions lost in exports The Independent UK · Sep 23
More than 1m young people are out of work, and AI is about to wipe out millions more jobs. What should we do? IN FOCUS: With the UK in the midst of a youth unemployment crisis and the rise of AI set to further impact the job market, Dan Haygarth looks at the future of work in a new world dominated by ever-improving technology, as one expert says ‘civil unrest will come long… The Independent UK · Sep 20
UK politics increasingly funded by billionaires as mega-donations surge Exclusive: A total £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals The Guardian - UK · Sep 19
Revealed: the UK towns with the fewest jobs for young people Rotherham has 46 online vacancies for every 1,000 young people but there are 288 in Cotswold district council area The Guardian - UK · Sep 16
Mapped: Worst places in UK to be young and unemployed – as one town has just one vacancy per 22 young people Southern regions have the higher number of jobs for young people, research finds The Independent UK · Sep 15
Applicants for UK citizenship charged more than five times the admin cost Fee of £1,709 compares with an estimated administrative cost of just £324, according to Home Office data The Guardian - UK · Sep 10
The Guardian view on loneliness: the decline in friendship leaves gen Z exposed Editorial: Problems with housing, jobs and technology have dented young people’s confidence in the future and each other The Guardian - UK · Sep 1
Young people five times more likely to have no friends than a decade ago, experts find Young people ‘experiencing distress and loneliness at every turn’, think tank finds The Independent UK · Sep 1
Number of young people with no close friends has soared since 2014 in England Data paints sobering picture of 11- to 24-year-olds growing up in ‘bleak world’ shaped by pandemic and social media The Guardian - UK · Sep 1
Pensioners should be taxed more to address rising costs of ageing population, Burnham told Andy Burnham has refused to rule out tax rises in the autumn Budget The Independent UK · Aug 25
BBC blasted for ENTIRE Newsnight episode on Harry and Meghan 'soap opera' The BBC has been slated for dedicating an entire Newsnight episode to the return of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to the UK, while the story was… The National (Scotland) · Aug 21
UK must cap political donations to stop the rich buying influence If Keir Starmer won’t act then his successor should – by restricting the power of a small group of mega-donors The Guardian - UK · Jul 12
The Independent UK · Jul 9 Cap private political donations to restore trust in British democracy, think tank says Fines for failing to vote in national elections, with option to support ‘none of the above’, to raise turnout and engagement, also proposed by report
The Independent UK · Jun 29 Asylum seekers to be billed £10,000 to cover own support once they start earning money Home Office plans slammed as ‘performative cruelty’ as campaigners warn new policy will fail to tackle the real issues in asylum system
The Independent UK · Jun 14 Starmer to unveil social media ban for under-16s The UK will follow Australia’s example in raising the minimum age for sites including TikTok, Instagram and Facebook
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11 Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment Report says confidence among 16- to 21-year-olds has fallen sharply as they doubt hard work will be rewarded
Evening Standard · May 27 Youth joblessness will rise for lost generation without urgent action – review The number of young people not in in education, employment or training could rise to one in six by 2031, a review will say.
The Independent UK · May 18 More children are living in poverty despite both parents working, study shows Around three-quarters of children in poverty in the UK live in working households, new research has found
The Guardian - UK · May 11 Thinktank calls for ‘double lock’ England private rent cap to ease living costs Influential IPPR proposes capping rents at whichever is lower of consumer price inflation or wage growth
The Guardian - UK · May 7 Cut UK speed limits to reduce Iran war impact on consumers, thinktank urges Cap of 20mph in towns and cities and 60mph on motorways would cut fuel demand and combat rising prices, IPPR says
The Independent UK · May 6 Lower speed limits could help stop Iran war damaging UK economy, think tank says Inflation could soar and conflict in the Middle East could cost the Treasury £8bn a year, new modelling indicates
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26 Britain risks undermining the care workers it depends on Labour’s immigration plans tear up the promise made to 300,000 people recruited for a sector in crisis
The Independent UK · Apr 21 Take excess profits from energy giants to give £183 back to customers, think tank says ‘Billions’ taken by grid giants, ‘that cannot be right’ says IPPR