The GP crisis long predated COVID-19. During the pandemic, despite being ideally placed, primary care was bypassed at every stage; triage, test and trace, vaccination boosters. In this essay, Simon Hodes paints a detailed picture of the myriad pressures placed on the GPs service, showing the necessity of greater attention and investment into it.

Nationalising the water industry could cost taxpayers £90 billion, equal to the entire education budget or twice the annual NHS wage bill.

Over half (55%) of people in poverty are finding it difficult to pay for their insurance amidst the cost-of-living crisis – leading some to give up insurance as they prioritise food and energy bills, new report warns today.

Britain’s broken housing market is a prime reason for Britons being worse off than Americans, new research shows today.

The Public Accounts Committee is quizzing Google about its tax payments this morning. Google says it complies with tax law. Critics don’t find that a satisfactory answer. Google is a household brand. How can it be that they pay so little tax?