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In his speech yesterday, the Prime Minister suggested more people owning their own homes should be a measure of his Government’s success in creating a ‘Greater Britain’. In so doing, he appeared to accept the terms of the deal on...
The House of Commons Health Committee’s 2014 report highlighted the need for mental health services to keep up with the challenges brought by the Internet and social media. These include the stresses associated with a 24/7 digital culture; the proliferation...
The key focus of Iain Duncan Smith’s speech yesterday addressed sickness benefits, and how Government judges if people are fit for work. There is scope for real reform here. IDS diagnosed the problem as people receiving ‘an assessment of their condition that...
The internet is changing people’s approach to healthcare. The last 10 years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of people going online to seek out information and advice, to research health issues and connect with those sharing their...
We are used to media panics about alcohol and the social problems it causes. And indeed, very real problems remain for the UK’s relationship with drink. But it is important to take stock of progress where it’s been made. The...
One surprise announcement of the Summer Budget is the new apprenticeships levy. This is intended to help meet the government’s target of 3 million more apprenticeships by 2020. In first proposing the levy, Alison Wolf argued that the state of...
Before coming to power, and in the early years of the last Parliament, the Government made much of its commitment to localism. Critics called the Localism Bill a ‘NIMBY’s charter’ that would allow small groups to block developments, and exacerbate...
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Summer Budget, the majority of media attention has focused on where the Government’s foreshadowed £12bn in spending cuts will be found. The scale of the savings means many community groups and welfare providers are bracing themselves...
“I have never visited a school that excelled academically, which didn’t also excel in extra-curricular activities. As top heads and teachers already know, sports clubs, orchestras and choirs, school plays, cadets, debating competitions, all help to build character and instill...
