In anticipation of today’s announcement of a Commission into social care by Wes Syreetinmg, The Health Foundation undertook a review of previous reviews, reports and
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Young people left behind are going to get angry
As was noted by Guardian columnist, Gaby Hinsliff, this week: Two decades ago, the median recent graduate starting out in a genuine graduate career could
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The total intellectual vacuum amongst our politicians
As Politico notes this morning: Health Secretary Wes Streeting is kicking off the government’s first round of morning TV and radio interviews for almost a
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How we corrupted food
This is worth watching if you have a television licence: The programme shows how things like strawberry ice cream and orange-flavoured fizzy drinks can be
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Energy price rises are the government’s fault
The UK has the highest domestic energy prices in Europe, and it’s all down to poor regulation, political dogma, and the fact that we haven’t
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Democracy does not matter to Labour
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is now, as it was in Blair’s days, Labour’s favoured think tank. Half of its leadership from a
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Why doesn’t the news media talk about the real issues in life?
The world of politics remains in apparent lockdown. The UK news media has almost nothing to say for itself, based on the morning’s newsletters from
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It’s time to talk economics
The claims economics makes about itself as a subject for study can in no way be matched with the value-laden, neoliberal way in which much
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The UK now treats young people like rubbish
One of my most popular videos in 2024 was on why young people are alienated from work in the UK. I was invited to discuss
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