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Pinocchio is the story of a little puppet whose nose grows every time he lies. We at Politics.co.uk wonder how large Boris Johnson’s nose would be by now if he was afflicted by a similar condition. His latest u-turn has been to increase National Insurance contributions, despite the Conservatives pledging in their 2019 manifesto that…

Speaking to the parliamentary home affairs committee, former professional footballers Anton Ferdinand and Marvin Sordell discussed racist abuse received online. Ferdinand admitted that he had become used to it, saying: “I’m better prepared for it. It still hurts me. It still cuts me. But I’m better prepared.” Sordell said that “it is clear to see”…

Boris Johnson declared that “a global pandemic was in no one’s manifesto”, as he defended the government breaking a manifesto pledge to tackle the NHS backlog and fund social care. In newly unveiled plans to overhaul social care, the prime minister announced a new 1.25% Health and Social Care Levy, funded by National Insurance Contributions.…

  Ian Blackford, the SNP’s Westminster leader, called the planned National Insurance rise a “regressive Tory poll tax” during Prime Minister’s Questions today in the Commons. The planned 1.25 percentage point rise to National Insurance in order to raise money for the NHS and adult social care dominated the debate. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said:…

Pending a last-minute U-turn, the government is set to cut universal credit by £20 a week from October, as the uplift put in place in response to the covid pandemic comes to an end. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has declared this ‘the biggest overnight cut to the basic rate of social security since the foundation…

America’s longest war cost tens of thousands more lives than those taken on 9/11 and yet as its anniversary is being marked, the same pattern is being played out in regional “wars on terror” from West Africa to East Asia. With Afghanistan at a crossroads once again, other societies are mindful of their own nations’…

Two leading democracies go to the polls later this month, both facing far from certain outcomes. The end of the Merkel era places Germany at a crossroads with a diverse range of multi-party coalitions on the table. Meanwhile, Canada’s election is Justin Trudeau’s gamble to turn his minority government into a majority one, despite  polls…

The education secretary Gavin Williamson mixed up footballer Marcus Rashford and rugby player Maro Itoje yesterday in an embarrassing gaffe. But how many people know the difference between Williamson and the foreign secretary Dominic Raab? We headed into London to find out. The post Who’s who? Raab v. Williamson appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Over 10 million people are affected by social care in England. An all-encompassing sector, how social care works is often misunderstood. What is social care, who provides it, and how is it paid for? This is social care explained. The post Social care explained appeared first on Politics.co.uk.

Eye-watering bills, a declining workforce and an ageing population, social care in England has been at breaking point in England for a number of years. Coupled with a covid-inflicted NHS, the government has decided to act. A new £36 billion investment in the health and care system has been announced, funded by a new health…