The ‘silent crisis’ writing off British boys
At Balcarras secondary school in Cheltenham, headteacher Dominic Burke felt the only way to tackle what used to be a...
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Britain is in decline. Only tough love can save us
The New Yorker magazine, beloved of smug Left-wing sophisticates on both sides of the Atlantic, recently ran a piece on...
Adult minimum wage should start at 18 instead of 21, says pay-setting group
The national living wage should be paid to all over-18s instead of starting at 21, the independent body behind the policy...
Britain faces worst sickness crisis since 1990s as millions quit workforce
It said the rise in ill-health had a “knock-on impact” on welfare claims.“There has also been a rapid rise in...
Why Britain’s four-day week pioneer says he will never go back
For Mr Mullen, the four-day week has helped set Atom apart from its larger rivals, many of which are now...
The sickly seaside town that turned its back on work
Baroness Grey-Thompson also believes society has written off many disabled people unfairly. She believes many want to, and can, work.Ableism...
Four million at risk of abandoning work permanently as benefits surge
Rishi Sunak has said he wants to slash the benefits bill to fund his plans to abolish national insurance for...
Lockdowns and money printing have destroyed Western economies
Just one word of apologia for the Budget, then normal service will resume. No elected government and no political party...
Worklessness crisis to deepen as migration surges
Tom Josephs, an OBR official, said: “Migrants will be using public services, but there’s no automatic link between population and...
This week could tell us everything about where Britain’s economy is heading
On Wednesday, we get figures on the most closely watched of economic statistics at the moment, namely on inflation itself....
