Time for rural areas to have better transport and infrastructure
It leads to a brain drain to the UK’s larger cities that is having a real impact on rural economies,…
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Can Labour’s £315m school breakfast plan save a generation?
Without supporting the 900,000 children below the poverty-line who are ineligible for free lunchtime food, the policy risks being undermined.
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Will Heathrow expansion fly us out of the low-growth trap?
The third runway saga continues. But is there a way to reconcile more aviation with the race to net zero?
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Britain must lead in the race for digital skills
A digitally enabled workforce is critical to the UK’s global competitiveness.
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We have to end the social housing stigma
Social landlords should be seen as helping build lives, not as simply a safety net.
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Can the housing and productivity crises be solved at the same time?
The link between poor-quality homes and worklessness might be stronger than the government has bargained for.
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How to tackle economic inactivity
Helping over fifties who are able back into work could be the government’s key to unlocking growth
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Matthew Pennycook: “The housing crisis is acute and entrenched”
At a New Statesman event, the housing minister addressed the challenges ahead for the Labour government’s housebuilding agenda.
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