5 d. ago All UK families ‘to be worse off by 2030’ as poor bear the brunt, new data warns

Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statementLiving standards for all UK families are set to fall by 2030, with those on the lowest incomes declining twice as fast as middle and high earners, according to new data that raises serious questions about Keir Starmer’s pledge to make working people better off.The grim economic analysis, produced by the respected Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), comes before the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, makes her spring statement on Wednesday in which she will announce new cuts to public spending rather than increase borrowing or raise taxes, so as to keep within the government’s “iron clad” fiscal rules. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Finland has been voted the world’s happiest country again: these are our secrets

We Finns see happiness in a different way to other nations, says Miika Mäkitalo, Finnish happiness expert. To be like us, the government must step up

Politics

7 d. ago Breathtaking photos of the world's happiest country showcase its incredible beauty

Finland has been crowned the world's happiest country for eight consecutive years. Dive into these spectacular images of the Nordic country and let us know if you'd be happy there...

Culture

7 d. ago I moved to Finland 40 years ago – here’s what life is like in the ‘world’s happiest country’

As Finland is once again branded the cheeriest country, Tim Bird – who swapped Britain for the Nordic nation in the 1980s – shares the reality of life in ‘Happy Land’

Politics

7 d. ago UK slips down league table of happiest nations as Finland tops list for eighth successive year

UK plummets to 23rd place in world happiness rankings as Finland named happiest country for eighth year running

Politics

8 d. ago Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest

Finns are the happiest people in the world, according to a new global report

Politics

1 week ago Britain's greenhouse gas emissions have FALLEN to their lowest level since 1872, promising analysis reveals

The UK's greenhouse gas emissions are now at levels not seen consistently since Victorian times, report experts at Carbon Brief.

Society

3 w. ago ‘This will cost lives’: cuts to UK aid budget condemned as ‘betrayal’ by international development groups

Widespread alarm at Keir Starmer’s decision to slash funds, amid warnings of dire consequences for world’s poorestKeir Starmer promised at the UN last September that the UK would “be a leading contributor to development”. Just five months later few expected an announcement that could result in UK aid spending falling to its lowest level this century.Overseas development aid will fall from 0.5% of the UK’s gross national income to 0.3% – a cut of about £6bn – in order to pay for increased defence spending. Continue reading...

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