• via The Telegraph
£18 Billion Welfare Surge Buries Labour's Fiscal Vows
Threshold freezes drag nine million into higher taxes amid U-turns on child benefits and pensions
Rachel Reeves's Budget adds £15 billion to benefits through reversals and inflation-linked rises, funded by middle-class tax hikes that breach manifesto promises. This cross-party pattern exposes unchecked spending growth and political pressures overriding economic prudence.