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BRITAIN’s welfare state, once a source of pride, is now “mediocre” compared to those of other European nations, according to think tank International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK).
In a report published yesterday it said that, with 15 million people at risk of becoming destitute, Britain now ranks 15th out of 23 countries on its poverty and social exclusion index.
With a rapidly ageing population, the welfare system needs to be reformed to become a “new Beveridge,” ILC-UK said, referring back to economist William Beveridge’s 1942 Social Insurance and Allied Services report, which served as the basis for the post-World War II welfare state that was established by Labour three years later.
Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
The growing argument that welfare must be sacrificed for ‘security’ is built on nothing but myth, argues MICHAEL BURKE
The biggest strike in global history is a template for our future. The silence tells you all you need to know, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Starmer sabotaged Labour with his second referendum campaign, mobilising a liberal backlash that sincerely felt progressive ideals were at stake — but the EU was then and is now an entity Britain should have nothing to do with, explains NICK WRIGHT