cross-party failure

5 articles

Jan 3, 2026 • via the Guardian

Degrees Demoted to Visas Amid Graduate Glut

Nearly half of youth enter university, but mobility promise evaporates

King's vice-chancellor admits UK degrees no longer guarantee social mobility amid surfeit of graduates and stagnant earnings. Cross-party expansion delivers debt over ladders in a low-growth economy.

Dec 22, 2025 • via ZeroHedge

£31 Billion AI Deal Dies on UK's Speech Fines

Microsoft and Google investments paused over Online Safety Act

Trump suspends major UK tech pact citing censorship risks to US firms. Northeast England forfeits 5,000 jobs as regulatory zeal overrides economic gain.

Dec 19, 2025 • via The Telegraph

2.5 Million Fatherless Children, Boys Hit Hardest

NEET males up 40% since pandemic as Labour trains teachers on Tate risks

Labour's £20m school interventions target boy misogyny amid 40% male NEET rise, 87% youth homicide victims male, and 2.5m fatherless homes. Policies miss family roots, perpetuating cross-party youth decline.

Dec 17, 2025 • via The Telegraph

Detainees Book Dentists as Britons Pull Their Own

£23m Haslar contract delivers gold-star NHS care amid 14m adult access crisis

Foreign criminals in a new deportation centre gain full NHS dental and primary care, while 14 million Britons face shortages. Taxpayer-funded equivalence exposes inverted priorities persisting across governments. (148 chars)

Nov 29, 2025 • via BBC News

£15.8 Million Annual Taxi Spend Ends in Partial Ban

250-mile GP trips and £1,000 daily runs prompt February restrictions amid rising hotel use

Home Office bans most asylum taxi use after £15.8m yearly waste exposed, but surging applications, backlogs, and hotel numbers reveal systemic asylum failures persisting across governments. Taxpayers foot bills for policy inertia.