Responding to the 2026 budget, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The chancellor has driven the tax burden to another record high to pay for gimmicks and giveaways ...

Well, this budget was full of nasty nuggets. However, it was the things not discussed that were almost more disastrous. There remain gaping holes in important areas like defence, while public spending ...

Responding to the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Public Sector Finances September 2026, Darwin Friend, research director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "Passing the grim milestone of £3 ...

Artificial intelligence and robotics are advancing rapidly. Machines are becoming capable of performing tasks that once required substantial human labour, and the implications extend far beyond ...

Around 870,066 Universal Credit claimants in their twenties were not in work, equivalent to 67.5 per cent, higher than the average of 60.8 per cent. Birmingham's constituencies ranged from 67.7 to ...

At the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, the Right to Food Commission released their 200 page report calling for a legally enforceable “right to food” in Britain. It is a prime example of ...

Universal credit (UC) was introduced to simplify the benefits system and strengthen incentives to enter and progress in work.[1] Unlike many of the benefits it replaced, UC supports both those who are ...

Welfare is one of the largest areas of public spending. In 2025-26, spending on social security in Great Britain is forecast to hit £322.6 billion, [1] equivalent to almost £1 in every £4 spent by the ...