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Dec 3, 2025 • via The Telegraph

£203,000 Per Household Funds Untouchable Public Pensions

£5.8tn liabilities rise 17% as private pots face raids

Public sector pensions hit £5.8tn, or £203k per household, untouched by Budget cuts that hit private workers. This two-tier system distorts markets and burdens future taxpayers amid fiscal strain.

Nov 19, 2025 • via The Telegraph

Welfare Systems Shrink Birth Rates Among the Employed

£141 Billion in Benefits Funds Larger Families on Claims, Deterring Taxpayers from Parenthood

UK welfare policies favor multi-child benefit households over working parents, inverting incentives and contributing to fertility declines among the middle class. This sustains intergenerational dependency amid fiscal strain.