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James KirkupThe Telegraph |
Ten years ago, George Osborne blew up the British private pension system. Because pensions are boring and complicated and move slowly, a lot of...
Britain is running out of workers. The UK population may be growing, but the share of that population that is economically active is falling. More...
Alison McGovern, Labour’s shadow employment minister is one of those politicians who are always worth watching. She combines the ability to look...
Happy birthday to me. Today I turn 48. I’m celebrating in an age-appropriate way: a trip to the physio for a stiff shoulder, then publishing some...
This week, a Conservative Prime Minister announced he was banning something – disposable vapes. The reaction to that ban – or rather, the lack of...
Liz Truss has sent Matthew Elliott to the House of Lords in her resignation honours list. There are some obvious and predictable reactions to...
The death of Alistair Darling is a grievous loss. British politics has lost a man of decency, character, integrity and humour. He was a good man, in a...
David Cameron is back. This will make some people unhappy, because they dislike the man. Common reasons for disliking Dave include Brexit and...
What does ‘mental health’ mean? Is the answer to that question undergoing a generational change, as younger people become more aware of – and...
With all due respect to the diligent journalists who revealed it, I don’t think it’s a big deal that some bits of Rachel Reeves’ book about...
It is almost exactly 30 years since a young Labour politician told his party’s annual conference in Brighton that as home secretary, he would be...