As the festive lights begin to twinkle, it’s clear the glow is not evenly shared. For some, a home means warmth, security and celebration. For others, it’s a grotty or unaffordable place, a temporary

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→ Rising rough sleeping has made street homelessness more visible. Tent encampments are now commonplace in our cities. The camp at Adelphi Terrace beside the Grade-II listed Adelphi Theatre on the Str

“Is Britain having a collective nervous breakdown?” asks Camilla Cavendish in the Financial Times. Almost two-thirds of voters think we are heading in the wrong direction, while our government has “go

“All government leaders know what to do. They just don’t know how to get re-elected if they do it.” Jean-Claude Juncker, the former president of the European Commission, said little of note in his pol

Taxes are up – a lot: another £26bn a year by 2029, drawing millions more into higher tax bands. That’s almost as big as the £32bn raised in last autumn’s Budget, with its job-destroying increase on e