The Latest Breaking News from Phillip Inman

Wednesday briefing: Why young people are bearing the brunt of the unemployment crisis

In today’s newsletter: Almost 1.8 million people in the UK class themselves as unemployed, and it’s the youth who are driving it. What can be done to help, and will things get better (or worse)?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2025

It’s wrong to blame boomers for Britain’s inequality and economic woes

Letters: It’s more complicated than that, says Rosa Anderson in response to an article by Phillip Inman, while Peter Mather says boomers are being stereotyped, and Moira Sykes says the article picks the wrong target

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025

Quit dumping on older people, we’re giving back to our communities

Letters: Retirees are helping run food banks, libraries, and charity shops, stepping in where younger generations aren’t, say readers in response to an article by Phillip Inman

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025

Macron’s business policies made him ‘president of the rich’. Rachel Reeves, beware

The chancellor rightly wants to stimulate the economy by boosting growth. But she would be unwise to do it at the expense of the poorest, writes Phillip Inman

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2024

The two-child benefit cap: what is it, does it work and how much would it cost to scrap it?

The policy drives poverty among larger families and is seen by critics as not working as originally envisaged, writes Phillip Inman

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024

How bad are Britain’s finances? Key questions and answers on the state of the economy

Several factors restrict the Labour government’s room for manoeuvre in its agenda for growth, writes Phillip Inman

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2024

How to reverse austerity? Scrap some of the tax-relief schemes worth £204bn

Even the HMRC doesn’t know if any of the 341 tax breaks promote economic growth – many merely line the pockets of company owners and the super-rich, writes Phillip Inman, economics editor

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024

Without our voice, we actors are lost

When a celebrated voice coach feels she has to resign, it’s a poor reflection on the state of drama in the UK

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024

Budget 2024 live: Jeremy Hunt cuts national insurance, abolishes non-dom status and raises child benefit threshold – as it happened

NI cut of 2p announced, along with new tax on vapes, end of tax relief for holiday lettings and more cash for NHS IT system

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024

Tories have ‘completely lost control’ of UK migration numbers, says Starmer – as it happened

Labour leader’s comments follow reports that net immigration for 2022 could almost reach one million

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023