“One ping away”: how “freedom day” has left the hospitality industry more exposed than ever
As restrictions are lifted and cases soar, the hospitality industry faces the threat of staff shortages and rising uncertainty.
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Young people are the real victims of the loneliness epidemic
Though isolation is most typically considered a problem for the old, under-35s are increasingly the most friendless generation.
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Two-thirds of applications for self-isolation payments for low-income workers are denied
Freedom of information requests suggest councils may be rationing self-isolation payments for fear of running out.
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Why Boris Johnson’s “levelling up“ agenda remains an empty slogan
In his speech on the UK’s regional divides, Johnson failed to mention the biggest policy exacerbating inequality: quantitative easing.
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There’s a simple answer to labour shortages: pay workers more
After over a decade of stagnant living standards, employers appear to have forgotten the basic laws of supply and demand.
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In Cuba and Haiti, US policy should seek first to do no harm
A long history of US intervention in Latin America cannot be separated from the current crises.
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Why the window of opportunity for social democracy is closing
As the environment becomes increasingly unstable, gradual reforms to blunt capitalism’s roughest edges will become less and less feasible.
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How to fund social care without bankrupting the young
When one in five pensioner households are now millionaires, it is immoral to fund social care through general taxation.
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