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Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spendingRobert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, is giving his speech now.He has announced, or confirmed, three measures to cut welfare spending.The number claiming disability benefits for...
Scores of NGOs call for Home Office child assessment body to be axed
Coalition of refugee support groups says board’s ‘traumatic’ and ‘flawed’ processes are putting children at riskA coalition of refugee support groups has called for a Home Office organisation to be axed, claiming it is putting hundreds of children at risk.The Refugee...
‘A mission of mine’: during Ramadan, Sudanese food is a reminder of what is at stake in a time of war
The loss of sacred spaces during the period of observance and the ongoing conflict reminds us of the importance of cherishing food• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereToday starts the first week of Ramadan, and I have the great pleasure of...
The bogus four-day workweek that AI supposedly ‘frees up’
Business leaders tout AI as a path to shorter weeks and better balance. But without power, workers are unlikely to share the gainsThe front-page headline in a recent Washington Post was breathless: “These companies say AI is key to their four-day workweeks.” The...