Social exclusion

There’s no need to cut poorer pensioners’ income. Smarter winter fuel solutions are at hand | Steve Webb

The new government’s honeymoon period with the voters ended at 3.33pm on Monday 29 July. This was when the chancellor stood up to announce to MPs that all but...

Labour ministers reveal grave concerns about winter fuel payment cut

Cabinet ministers have grave concerns about Rachel Reeves’s plan to axe the winter fuel allowance for all but...

Friday briefing: What’s behind the rapid rise of school suspensions in England?

Good morning.School suspensions have been steadily rising since 2015, but in the last few years there has been...

The Guardian view on poverty in Britain: desperation in plain sight | Editorial

One of the greatest achievements of the Labour governments in office from 1997 to 2010 was to significantly...

Rachel Reeves under renewed fire from MPs and charities over cuts to winter fuel allowance

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is under fresh pressure this weekend over controversial plans to limit winter fuel allowance...

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