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Labour to end local coalitions with Greens if they do not condemn Zionism policy
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[Daily Mail] NHS bosses finally tell hospitals to stop letting trans women onto female wards 18 months after landmark court ruling
r/LabourUK • u/josephj3lly • 15h ago
Why do struggling people support Farage who will make life hell for them, in the sake of profits and lobbyists (donators.)
r/LabourUK • u/libtin • 9h ago
Half of Scots view SNP as incompetent with majority branding party 'out of touch' and 'untrustworthy'
r/LabourUK • u/InfoBot2000 • 10h ago
Equality watchdog writes to Greens over 'Zionism is racism' motion
r/LabourUK • u/libtin • 14h ago
Scotland political snapshot, October 2026
TLDR: No to independence: 53%, Yes to independence 47%
r/LabourUK • u/Ranger447 • 8h ago
BBC licence fee to be extended with ‘YouTube tax’ to force more to pay
r/LabourUK • u/Th3-Seaward • 20h ago
Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and misogynist comments | Reform UK
r/LabourUK • u/Half_A_ • 21h ago
UK economy sees surprise growth in August ahead of Healey's first Budget
r/LabourUK • u/Half_A_ • 21h ago
UK threatens visa bans for Eritrea over migrant return policy
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Desperate to clear toxic haze, Indonesia douses its skies with dry ice
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Child Psychotherapist Forced to Close Practice After Holding Sign at Peaceful Protest | The ban on Palestine Action is having far-reaching consequences.
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Banks say Healey is planning Budget tax raid on their profits.
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Stopping Pip for ADHD or autism would not make big savings, says thinktank
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Al-Fayed survivors say UK police missing 'bigger picture'
msn.comr/LabourUK • u/AnonymousTimewaster • 4h ago
Alan Milburn's TRIP interview
Some main points:
- Milburn rejects the idea that NEETs are lazy or unwilling to work. He says the problem is a "shortage of opportunity and a shortage of support", citing young people who've applied for hundreds of jobs without success. He blames successive governments for failing to address the problem over the past 25 years, during which the NEET rate has rarely fallen below 10%.
- 83-84% of NEETs want to work or train. He also says 50% of young people receiving health and disability benefits believe they could work or undertake training now with appropriate support.
- Milburn repeatedly praises the Netherlands, where the NEET rate is roughly a third of Britain's. He points out that 51% of Dutch 16–18-year-olds combine education with paid work, compared with just 17% in Britain. He wants greater emphasis on vocational education and early work experience.
- He wants more work experience and Saturday jobs. He argues that work experience should be a normal part of secondary education and acknowledges that opportunities are often determined by "who you know rather than what you know". He wants schools to provide these opportunities rather than relying on parents' connections.
- Severe cuts are likely, though the indication is that the money would be spent actually helping young people into work. Milburn says the government needs to "dial down" income support and "dial up" employment support, acknowledging that the transition could be "quite painful". He doesn't specify which benefits would be cut or by how much.
- Alastair asks whether his recommendations could go further than the cuts that triggered the last rebellion. Milburn replies: "Yes, that is true" but adds that MPs will be on board because it's coming with extra support. He wants a fundamental redesign of the welfare system for under-25s, so it's possible support is moved from direct cash payments more into actual support.
- He also wants higher benefits for people who cannot work, explicitly calling for "more financial support" for those with severe, enduring and complex disabilities.
- He wants substantially more investment in employment support. Milburn claims the government currently spends £25 supporting young benefit claimants financially for every £1 spent helping them into employment. He wants more spending on apprenticeships, further education, mental health services and personalised employment support.
- He puts the annual economic cost of youth worklessness at £125 billion. He also says around a quarter of NEETs spend six years outside education or employment between ages 18 and 24, potentially losing more than £250,000 in lifetime earnings.
r/LabourUK • u/mustwinfullGaming • 13h ago
NHS England’s ‘single sex’ wards policy “putting politics over patient care”
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Old government IT is costing UK taxpayers billions
r/LabourUK • u/AnonymousTimewaster • 17h ago
The exact same ragebait is being posted across the Anglo world
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r/LabourUK • u/ZX52 • 13h ago
International Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad
r/LabourUK • u/Ranger447 • 19h ago
Has the Moment for Electoral Reform at Westminster Finally Arrived?
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John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget
r/LabourUK • u/libtin • 14h ago
Milei adviser claims UK being ‘colonised by Islam’ as Falklands row grows
Argentine ultranationalists seem to have a strange hatred of Muslims just existing in the UK
