NHS plan won’t come close to getting Britain’s sick back to work Opinion Good health is good business, and Britain is painfully unwell. Starmer's 10-year NHS plan just won't cut it, writes Lord James Bethell.
‘Doing a day’s work seen as stressful’ by youth, Liz Kendall says Politics The UK must avoid a situation where “doing a day’s work is in itself seen as stressful” by young people, Liz Kendall has warned. The work and pensions secretary has told ITV: “There is genuinely a problem with many young people, particularly the Covid generation, but we can’t have a situation where doing a day’s [...]
Britain is unwell: Four charts explaining the UK’s long-term sick problem ECONOMICS The topic of sick leave was back in the headlines this week after a health adviser to the government declared that the long-term sick must be forced to look for jobs to cut welfare costs and reduce the UK’s reliance on immigration.
Let’s be honest, there are no easy answers to worklessness May 2, 2024 The government is right to be focused on getting people off welfare dependency and into work, but we shouldn’t be too optimistic about its chances of success, says Matthew Lesh In 1906, William Beveridge declared that those who cannot work should be maintained by public support. The condition, however, would be the “complete and permanent [...]
