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Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work

Keir Starmer’s government is expected to announce a host of cuts to sickness and disability support in the coming days. The UK’s ageing and increasingly unwell population has led to what has been described as “unsustainable” and “indefensible” spending on benefits.

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025

Labour’s first budget: redistribution away from the rich after over a decade of Conservative rule

Labour’s first budget in 14 years appears to have avoided the Halloween nightmares that many predicted. Yes, the overall tax burden is at its highest level since 1948, but this budget’s tax and spend distribution is such that it spreads both the pain and the benefit. Most of the pain…

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2024

School summer holidays in England should be cut to four weeks, report says

Experts to also recommend longer half-term breaks in proposed overhaul of school calendar ‘in place since Victorian times’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

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.

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

Universal free school meals would make a huge difference to the cost-of-living crisis – here's how

The UK government’s recent autumn statement set out several measures to help people with rapidly rising prices. These including increased benefit payments and an extension to the energy price cap, although at a less generous rate than currently guaranteed.

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2022

Teaching recruitment struggles continue as schools are forced to use non-specialists

The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) says the use of non-specialist teachers could have a negative impact on learning for pupils

Wales Online · Nov 22, 2022

£2 taken from households in ‘stealthy’ freezes for every £1 in tax cuts – IFS

By 2025–26, freezes will take away £2 for every £1 given to households through the headline personal tax cuts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Teacher quitting rates higher in English secondaries than in Wales, report shows

But the rate was lower in England for primary school classroom teachers, the National Foundation for Educational Research said.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

Childcare meant women almost twice as likely to break lockdown rules

‘Our findings surprised us because previous studies into compliance have shown that men are much more likely to break the law than women,’ researcher says

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Educational disadvantage gap virtually unchanged in 20 years, says report

The pandemic has significantly worsened overall outcomes as well as widening inequalities, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022