What are the key questions Labour needs to answer in 2024?
As we head into an election year, Keir Starmer still has to win over the electorate on a plethora of…
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How can employers work with government to break down the class ceiling?
Early support for transitions into work and lifelong learning are key.
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What went right in 2023?
It’s been a long year, but there were some policy wins, too
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Happiness could be Labour’s secret election weapon
The economist Richard Layard advises politicians to take well-being more seriously.
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Pledge tracker: Rishi Sunak misses key targets
As the year draws to a close, it is clear that Sunak cannot claim to have met the majority of…
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The best Spotlight policy comment of 2023
Mayors, MPs and trade union firebrands – here’s some of our top pieces from the year.
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The Policy Ask with Emma Revie: “The national housing crisis is driving food bank need”
The chief executive of the Trussell Trust on the effects of the pandemic, social security and the shortage of homes.
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Grenfell shocked us all, but the UK still doesn’t take fire safety seriously
The poor and disadvantaged are forced to live in unsafe or overcrowded housing – regulation needs to catch up.
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