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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.
While working people face austerity, arms companies enjoy massive government contracts, writes ARTHUR WEST, exposing how politicians exaggerate the Russian threat to justify spending on a sector that has the lowest employment multiplier
Run-down homes cited by Social Workers Union as danger factor for children
