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For young people this budget has left one big question hanging in the air: how will we find work? This year, both Labour and the Conservatives turned to the levers of Whitehall for their answers to mass youth unemployment – Labour with its jobs guarantee, and the...

Across the country there are more than six million people who give up their time to help loved ones. They might collect their medication, sort out their laundry, assist with managing their money or help them get ready in the morning. If you were to ask each of these...

Yet more bad news regarding Britain’s beleaguered aircraft carrier programme. We read in yesterday’s Guardian that the defence secretary has recommended a U-turn on the decision to replace the planes to be flown from the carrier. This news comes as HMS Illustrious is...

I really enjoyed my time as government chief whip, but who’d want the role at the moment! This week, parliament expert Professor Philip Cowley from Nottingham University reported that the number of government rebellions in this parliament already stands at 199. By...