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Treasury must focus on prevention in UK public spending, says report

Analysts say ‘measurable, lasting outcomes’ require long-term planning after Tory cuts of up to 78% in some cases

The Guardian - UK

Public services complaints in England soar by more than a third since 2016 – study

Written complaints about DWP double, while prisons, the NHS and higher education experience big increase

The Guardian - UK

UK loses out on £19bn in annual GDP growth due to lack of social mobility

Co-op/Demos report details how people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are far less likely to earn good incomes

The Guardian - UK

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Cross-party MPs urge Reeves to impose 2% tax on wealth above £10m

Move could raise £24bn a year say signatories including Jeremy Corbyn as polls suggest public support

The Guardian - UK

The government could win Britain’s trust back. MPs would just have to wear a uniform

When you can’t even look at the Labour cabinet without wondering how much their cufflinks cost and who paid for them, it might be time to level up the clothing allowances, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Corporate UK tax breaks to cost £20bn more than they generate, study finds

Exclusive: Relief rolled out in 2023 will cost £30bn in taxes but spur only up to £10.5bn investment, analysis shows

The Guardian - UK

How Taiwan bucked a global trend – and restored voters’ trust in politics

After protesters occupied parliament, the government did something extraordinary: it hired them, says Demos chief executive Polly Curtis

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Low Traffic Neighbourhoods 'disinformation' soared after Rishi Sunak criticism, study finds

Demos report finds proportion of most popular social media posts on LTNs it classed as disinformation rose from 5% in 2022 to 28% in 2023

Evening Standard

Call for stricter rules to stop UK MPs repeating conspiracy theories

Demos report come after two ministers publicised unverified claims about low-traffic neighbourhood schemes

The Guardian - UK

Life on benefits will not be an option under Labour, says Liz Kendall

In Demos speech, shadow work and pensions secretary takes tough stance on welfare as she lays out plans for young

The Guardian - UK

Call for action on deepfakes as fears grow among MPs over election threat

Survey reveals 70% of MPs are concerned AI-generated content will increase the spread of disinformation ahead of polling day

The Guardian - UK

‘You’re on your own’: the misery of being out of work with back pain

Almost a million people in the UK cannot do their jobs because of back or neck issues, and that leads to other problems

The Guardian - UK

Let boardrooms look beyond shareholder returns to drive productivity, report urges

Adapting business laws to include benefits other than profit in decision-making could add £149bn to UK economy, says Demos thinktank

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Chaotic communication by NHS in England ‘causing treatment delays’

Report says patients’ health is being endangered by problems including referrals going missing and late diagnoses

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Key questions ahead of Rishi Sunak's AI safety summit

AI leaders are hoping the government will tone down its focus on extreme scenarios

The Guardian - UK

Calls for a big increase in UK spending on preventative policies

Demos says Treasury should create separate spending category to help prioritise measures that prevent problems from arising

The Independent UK

Spending cuts and tax rises feared if inheritance tax is scrapped – think tank

The Government is reportedly considering cutting or abolishing inheritance tax.

The Independent UK

Martha Mills: Parents of girl who died after NHS mistakes call for new right to get second opinion

Martha Mills died after developing sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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Bereaved parents call for right to a second opinion after mistakes in NHS care

Martha Mills died after developing sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Evening Standard

Martha’s rule: Government considers call for right to second medical opinion after girl’s sepsis death in London hospital

Martha Mills, 13, tragically died after treatment failures at King’s College Hospital

The Guardian - UK

Parents of girl who died of sepsis in NHS hospital call for right to second medical opinion

Mother of Martha Mills, who died after treatment failures at London hospital, releases report with Demos calling for new policy in England

The Independent UK

Small investment in home improvement could bring £10 billion boost, say think tanks

The amount is less than a third of the £1.9 billion handed back to the Treasury in July by the housing ministry.

The Guardian - UK

Artificial intelligence is powering politics – but it could also reboot democracy

Generative AI can involve citizens directly in decision-making, but not while developers’ incentives are only financial, says Polly Curtis, chief executive of Demos

The Guardian - UK

2024 will be a litmus test for AI’s effect on elections – and voters’ faith in them

Politicians and tech firms need to be transparent now about the use of artificially generated campaign content, says Ellen Judson of thinktank Demos

The Guardian - UK

Imagine your child calling for money. Except it’s not them – it’s an AI scam

Fraudsters are being given more sophisticated ways to trick us into believing they are someone they are not, says James Wise, a trustee of the thinktank Demos

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