The Budget: NHS, Wages and Farms

How are these areas impacted by the Budget?

Budget protests: the transformation of British farming

Data shows the deep structural changes to the sector since inheritance tax reforms were introduced

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

How many farms will be affected by Budget tax rises?

Estimates of the number of farms affected range from 100 to 70,000.

Workers warned Budget tax rises will hit their wages

Economists say tax rises in the Budget will mean employers have less to give as pay rises.

FM pushes for significant NHS cash boost in budget

Eluned Morgan is keen to see investment in the English NHS, which would mean more for Wales as well.

How the Budget will affect you and your money

The chancellor has delivered a packed Budget, so here's how it affects you and your money.

Budget will end neglect of ‘broken not beaten’ NHS, say Labour ministers

Funding for more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines planned in what PM says will be budget to ‘fix foundations’. The budget will revive a “broken but not beaten” NHS, Labour ministers have ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

NHS, schools, transport: Where Budget pledges are being spent

BBC correspondents analyse how much Budget money has been pledged in key areas and where the money will be spent.

NHS £25bn Budget boost puts pledge of ‘no cash without reform’ to test

Funding commitments raise questions over whether the money can deliver needed long-term transformation

Business - Financial Times - November 3

Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – UK politics live

PM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five years. Rachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.. She is being ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Autumn budget live: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn and increases spending on NHS and schools

Chancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other duties. Budget 2024: key points at a glance Full report: Reeves raises ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

UK wage growth steadies as hiring stalls

Data shows cooling jobs market as Bank of England weighs when to make next cut in interest rates

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Meet the couple with 900 sheep but no farm

Sam and Samantha Edwards run a successful livestock business but do not have a farm tenancy.

British farming needs a clearer future

A furore over inheritance tax is obscuring more fundamental questions

World - Financial Times - November 5

Watch: The farming inheritance tax row explained

BBC Verify examines the different claims about how many farms will be affected by the inheritance tax changes for agricultural assets.

Living conditions to be added to NHS records

A housing provider says it will reduce the burden on the NHS and help them better serve residents' needs.

Bid to soften farm tax change rejected by Treasury

The department for rural affairs suggested exempting some older farmers from having to pay, Newsnight is told.

Outbreak of bird flu strain H5N1 on Cornish farm

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in a commercial poultry farm in Cornwall.

What is the Real Living Wage and what is it worth?

The Real Living Wage is going up, six months after National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates rose.

Why are climate battles being waged at the state level?

Greenhouse gases aren’t confined by borders.

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Minimum wage to rise to £12.21 an hour next year

The National Living Wage will rise by 77p from £11.44 per hour for workers over the age of 21.

The Anti-DEI Influencer Waging War on Lowe’s and Ford

From his home in Tennessee, the social media rabble-rouser Robby Starbuck is waging war on “woke” policies at places like Lowe’s and Ford. His timing is impeccable.

Business - The New York Times - November 1

Mendy entitled to majority of unpaid Man City wages

Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy should have been paid when he was not in custody, an employment tribunal judge rules.

Bolt drivers win right to holiday and minimum wage

Thousands of drivers on ride-hailing and food delivery app Bolt have won a legal claim to be classed as workers.

The best (and worst) cities for renters making minimum wage

These are the 10 most (and least) affordable U.S. cities for renters making minimum wage.

Politics - The Hill - November 12

Eurozone wages rise by 5.4% in third quarter

ECB forecasts growth in negotiated salary deals to slow after biggest increase since 1990s

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s

A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the watchdog says.

What if the NHS crisis is a classic management problem?

We should scour the world for executives with the right track record to turn around this complex organisation

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Chancellor sets out new funding for extra NHS appointments

The government says it will invest £1.57bn in new equipment and buildings, in a bid to increase appointments.

The NHS and education are big winners in Reeves’ spending plan

But some Whitehall departments including the Home Office face real terms cuts to their budgets

World - Financial Times - October 30

Fake NHS dentist site scammed desperate patients

A bogus NHS dental practice harvests passport numbers and credit card details from those signing up.

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