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The Guardian view on welfare reform: time to retire lazy myths and stereotypes | Editorial

A speech by the leader of the opposition exemplifies much that is wrong with the way British politics conventionally talks about benefit claimants There is a big difference between expenditure that is rising and a rise that is “out of control”. The amount Britain spends on social security is in the former category. Too much political rhetoric around the subject assumes that it is in the latter one. The Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts the growth in welfare spending over the next five years at 0.2%-0.5% of gross domestic product, from £353bn this year to £431bn in 2032. That money mig

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Chancellor confident budget will lead to growth despite OBR not finding evidence to prove it – as it happened

This blog is now closed Here are some more comments on the report for the Casey commission released today looking at how social care is run in England. (See 9.56am.) This is from Natasha Curry, deputy director of research at the Nuffield Trust and one of the report’s authors. Compared to the other countries we looked at, the governance of England’s social care system is confused and complex. Overlapping and unclear roles leave dangerous uncertainty around who is responsible for important decisions, contributing to the inertia around reform England has struggled with for decades. The serious co

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Bridget Phillipson: Kemi Badenoch has ‘no interest in supporting LGBT+ people’

Exclusive: Equalities minister accuses Tories of ‘chasing Reform into the gutter’ as they drop support for planned law to ban conversion practices Kemi Badenoch has “no interest in supporting LGBT+ people” or promoting tolerance more widely, a government minister has said, after the Conservatives dropped support for a planned law to ban conversion practices. The comments by Bridget Phillipson, the equalities minister, come after the Tories removed their previous backing for a law targeting abusive practices that aim to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Continue reading...

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