Will there really be another lockdown in the UK in autumn 2021?
The government has pushed back on reports of a firebreak lockdown in October.
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Tories fear voters won’t forgive Boris Johnson for his broken promises
The scenario alarming Conservative MPs is that the social care plan will fail and that yet more tax rises will…
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Boris Johnson is exploiting the public’s misunderstanding of National Insurance
Until NI is recognised as a tax, politicians will continue to raid the pay packets of the poorest to fund…
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Boris Johnson’s social care tax rise: the north pays for the south, the poor pay for the rich
The New Statesman maps out the geographical impact of the government’s National Insurance hike to cap care costs – and…
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Why we can’t treat our way out of the mental health crisis
More doctors providing more pills isn’t the answer.
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How the NHS now dominates public spending
Health and social care will soon account for 40 per cent of the UK government’s day-to-day spending, up from 30…
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Why Tory MPs won’t rebel over Boris Johnson’s National Insurance hike
While there is no enthusiastic support for the health and social care proposals among Conservatives, it is at least “swallowable”.
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Why the social care crisis is not over
Only £5.4bn (15 per cent) of the £36bn of new revenue raised will go towards social care.
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