The Policy Ask with Diane Coyle: “Benefit support does not meet basic needs”
The Cambridge University professor on levelling up and the need to legislate around adequate standards of living.
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The next prime minister should go big on the inequality Britain cares about most.
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At a fraught transport select committee session, unions and rail bosses clashed over strike action.
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England’s regions are not equally prepared for hot weather
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Our entire nation is gripped by poverty – here’s how to tackle it
Child poverty rates in the north-east have overtaken London, but the crisis is country-wide, writes the North of Tyne mayor.
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What would tax cuts mean for public services?
Conservative leadership candidates have promised to slash tax but have neglected to discuss funding for the NHS, schools and social…
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