The welfare bill is ballooning – and our pathetic politicians are to blame
Published by The i Paper (28th November, 2025) Like every chancellor, Rachel Reeves loves to say she is taking tough decisions and governing in the national interest. Yet her second budget was a dismal display: a weak Chancellor in a weak Government attempting to appease her own side to buy more time in power, regardless of the cost to the country. So, there was a headline-grabbing bung on benefits, an array of stealth taxes and some sniping at the rich. The legacy of this short-term tribalism will be that some big, poorer families get a significant boost to their income while…