Tax cut pledges by Tory leadership hopefuls ‘risk stoking inflation and inequality’ Economists and Conservative opponents say proposals would blow hole in public finances The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022
Firms are driving up inflation - why doesn’t Johnson talk to them about restraint? The government expects workers to shoulder the burden – while price spikes mean huge windfalls for some companies, says Carys Roberts of the IPPR The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022
Rishi Sunak’s measures only ‘temporary relief’ on cost of living crisis Analysis: permanent increase in benefits needed to deal with rising prices and inflation, thinktanks say The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022
Health worries and Long Covid have seen 400,000 leave work - new report highlights impact of inequality and need for Levelling Up Experts think around 400,000 people nationwide have stopped working during the pandemic due to ill health and Long Covid. Chronicle Live · Apr 29, 2022
Illness drives 400,000 more people from the UK workforce, report finds OVER 400,000 workers across the UK have been lost to the workforce due to health factors such as long Covid, disruption to health care and declining… The National (Scotland) · Apr 28, 2022
Long Covid and health problems during pandemic cost UK economy £8bn and 400,000 workers, report says Government urged to overhaul approach to public health after research reveals country has lost 400,000 workers to ill health The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022
UK will lose £8bn from Covid-induced decline in size of workforce Illness, mental health problems and NHS disruption have led to 400,000 workers vanishing, says thinktank The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022
Young adults have dramatic loss of faith in UK democracy, survey reveals New report says sidelining of parliament by Tory government has further eroded trust in political system The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022
Millions going private amid NHS crisis, suggests research An estimated two million people have turned to some sort of private healthcare during the pandemic Wales Online · Mar 2, 2022
Private healthcare boom adds to fears of two-tier system in UK Shift could leave millions vulnerable because of ethnicity, postcode or job, warns thinktank The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022
Warning over ‘two-tier’ healthcare system amid rise in private patients Principle of free care is being undermined as paying to access services is ‘normalised’, think tank warns The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022
Poorest areas of England have less than third of garden space enjoyed by richest Poorer residents have a mental and physical health disadvantage that leads to worse outcomes throughout their lives The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2022
Sunak’s cost-of-living plan would hand tax break to top earners Levelling up? Tory plan to cut council tax payments would benefit a quarter of the UK’s highest-paid people while not helping millions on low incomes The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022