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The Hidden Crisis: How 6.5 Million on Benefits Exposes Britain's Economic Delusion

• via Fraser Nelson's notebook

The Hidden Crisis: How 6.5 Million on Benefits Exposes Britain's Economic Delusion

The Unseen Majority Behind the Unemployment Illusion

Based on Fraser Nelson's investigative piece, this article covers the staggering reality of 6.5 million working-age Britons on out-of-work benefits, a figure obscured by official statistics and institutional obfuscation. It explores the systemic failures that allow such a vast portion of the population to remain economically inactive while the government touts low unemployment rates, revealing the deep contradictions and social consequences of Britain's welfare state.

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

• 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.

Labour's Welfare Betrayal: A Masterclass in Political Cowardice

• via The Independent

Labour's Welfare Betrayal: A Masterclass in Political Cowardice

How Labour's Two-Tier Welfare System Betrays Future Disabled People

Labour has engineered a welfare betrayal that perfectly exemplifies British political decay: faced with rebellion from 120 MPs over cuts to disability benefits, ministers created a two-tier system that protects existing claimants while slashing support for future disabled people by nearly 50%. This temporal discrimination ensures current voters keep their benefits while anyone requiring support after 2026 faces dramatically reduced payments—transforming the welfare state from social insurance into an electoral protection racket that sacrifices future claimants to preserve immediate political survival.