middle class squeeze

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Nov 25, 2025 • 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.

Aug 23, 2025 • via The Telegraph

The Middle-Class Pension Trap: How Labour's Tax Raid Exposes Britain's Broken Social Contract

How Labour's Tax Policies Are Failing the Middle Class

Labour's tax policies are increasingly burdening the middle class, with new measures set to hit ordinary families hard. Despite promises to support working people, the reality is that many will face higher taxes and reduced benefits, all while the government fails to address the root causes of economic inequality.

Aug 22, 2025 • via The Telegraph

The Arithmetic of Decline: How Britain Built a System That Punishes Work

Understanding the Economic Incentives at Play

While Westminster debates growth strategies and productivity puzzles, the actual mathematics of British life reveals something more fundamental: the UK has constructed an economic system where working full-time is barely more rewarding than not working at all. The Telegraph's analysis lays bare what happens when a society systematically rewards dependency over contribution.