Elliott Johnson

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Burnham delivered honesty and emotion – but what about the promises? Our experts assess his plans

Catherine Needham, University of Birmingham; Chris Grover, Lancaster University; Elliott Johnson, Northumbria University, Newcastle; Hannah Bunting, University of Exeter; Jacopo Torriti, University of Reading; Peter Urwin, University of Westminster, and Steve Schifferes, City St George's, University of London

The prime minister wants fixing the crisis in social care to be the defining mission of his premiership.
Former PM Gordon Brown says more than 3 million children born after 2010 live in poverty. Victoria Jones/PA Images/Alamy

Gordon Brown wants £3 billion for the ‘austerity generation’. But the UK needs a more enduring solution

Elliott Johnson, Northumbria University, Newcastle; Daniel Nettle, Northumbria University, Newcastle, and Matthew T. Johnson, Northumbria University, Newcastle

Targeting benefits at the most vulnerable sounds like good sense – but a wider support system could be more effective at tackling poverty.
Rishi Sunak’s claims of a sicknote culture are nothing new. Muhammad Aamir Sumsum/Shutterstock

Rishi Sunak wants to cut the cost of ‘sicknote’ Britain. But we’ve found a strong economic case for benefits

Elliott Johnson, Northumbria University, Newcastle; Howard Reed, Northumbria University, Newcastle, and Matthew T. Johnson, Northumbria University, Newcastle

Welfare reforms targeted at the sick and disabled won’t boost government coffers. In fact, spending on those who need support and investing in less conditional systems has a real financial return.

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