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Politicians and the Media Need to End Their Obsession With Cutting Welfare
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There is a familiar rhythm to British political life. An election looms, a budget falls short, and within days the headlines arrive like clockwork. Benefit claimants. Welfare bills. The “unsustainable” cost of supporting the poorest people in one of the world’s largest economies. Ministers queue up to talk tough. Editors reach for the same dog-eared playbook. And the cycle continues, largely unchallenged, while the real economic failures that underpin Britain’s stagnation go quietly unexamined. It is time to name this for what it is. The political and media obsession with welfare cuts is not serious economic policy. It is a…
Welfare in the 21st Century: From Hand Down to Hand Up
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The total welfare bill in the UK, has risen from approximately £100 billion in the early noughties, to £333.6 billion in 2025-26, a more than a threefold increase in just over twenty years, It now comprises 10% of our total GDP. It is expected to hit £400 billion by the end of the decade, according to a recent report by the Centre for Policy Studies. This unsustainable growth in welfare spending needs tackling. In this article, I am going to advocate a welfare system which is simpler, fairer and ensures that working pays better than welfare dependency. Simplification Currently there…
