An analysis of the Union Budget reveals a pattern of systematic underspending, where welfare and infrastructure projects are sacrificed not just for fiscal prudence, but due to a deeper crisis in the ...

A LONDON borough has been crowned the benefits capital of Britain after a bombshell analysis revealed a staggering ...

America’s debt will be more than 100% of U.S. gross domestic product by later this year, the Congressional Budget Office projects.

That’s the share of their disposable income that Americans spent on food in 2024, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service. That’s groceries, restaurants, even the occasional ill-advised 11 ...

Even these are just the most visible side of the White House’s efforts to juice the economy and make Americans feel richer.

What is the 'welfare crunch' and what does it mean for the future of health and care? Luca Tiratelli explores.

(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares conversations about fighting welfare fraud with Truth In Accounting founder and CEO ...

We’re not in the intensive-care unit, but we are moving towards that,” says Armínio Fraga, a former boss of Brazil’s central ...

Cloistered in his No 10 bunker, bereft of his svengali, ruined by his incompetence, cowardice and grift, Sir Keir Starmer has ...

From time to time, Labour politicians – steeped in stories about the Battle of Orgreave, renditions of The Red Flag, and the ...

The principle behind the welfare state can, in the simplest terms, be boiled down to “something for something”. You hand the ...

The import of the victory notwithstanding, Takaichi’s government and Japan face tough policy choices. The charts below summarise this ...