Data journalist @FinancialTimes • Formerly @SkyNews @NewStatesman @Siftedeu
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Over 4mn children (almost one in three) live in relative poverty in the UK. This number is set to rise in the next few years, with child poverty rates in large families exceeding 50% by 2029, according to @resfoundation.
Big read from me/@pmdfoster: on.ft.com/3IGqD8U
🚀@elonmusk has shifted focus from @SpaceX to UK politics, amplifying far-right views on immigration + policing to his 240mn followers.
UK content made up a third of his recent posts, a 10yr high, raising concerns about political interference weeks before a critical by-election
Over the past week, Elon Musk has written more than 110 posts, retweets and replies about UK politics on his social media platform X, focusing on the murder of student Henry Nowak. ft.trib.al/d7TkyGx
🚨@elonmusk has boosted the public profile of @RestoreBritain_ leader @RupertLowe10, pulling Britain’s political discourse towards extreme content and amplifying his influence ahead of a knife-edge election in Makerfield
More @FT: as.ft.com/r/80f4639f-062d-4f…
Andy Burnham has turned his love of football into political capital, with a following that extends far beyond his own team @Everton to include fans of @LFC, @ManUtd and @ManCity among others
More on how @AndyBurnhamGM has scored with northern voters @FT: as.ft.com/r/13f8d064-821d-40…
Burnham has cultivated a public image as an authentic, northern everyman despite a modest social media presence, trailing far behind media-savvy rivals like @Nigel_Farage on platforms like TikTok and Instagram
@ZackPolanski has also used social media to grow his public profile, standing out for his volume of posts and engagement with other users
So far this year Polanski has already clocked up over 4,000 posts and reposts on X, just over 3,300 on Bluesky and almost 450 on TikTok!
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Female graduates in the UK fall behind men from the very start of their careers, even when they have taken the same courses, and are out-earned after studying more than four-fifths of university subjects.
Read more here: on.ft.com/3UwdJQW
Amy Borrett retweeted
Immigration lawyers cited Donald Trump’s return to power as one of the changes contributing to a surge in applications. on.ft.com/4h9P6Cv
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The NHS has warned that 'skyrocketing' cases of flu could make this winter 'one of the worst we have ever seen', as data showed the number of hospital patients with the illness had quadrupled over the past month. on.ft.com/41YOj3p
Are companies breaking down barriers to work for people with autism and ADHD? Despite a six-fold rise in UK job adverts mentioning neurodiversity since 2019, employment rates remain stubbornly low, suggesting far more needs to be done. Read more @FT: on.ft.com/3BDuK5W
Do Gen Z have it harder than any other generation? I dug into the data on housing, jobs and mental health for @FT to see if the outlook for today's young adults is really more bleak than ever before... on.ft.com/3UBZD0B
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The number of kids with special educational need (SEN) plans is up over 80 per cent since 2015.
Unsurprisingly, the system isn’t coping.
Another huge challenge for Labour to address.
Via @amy_borrett and me in @FT
on.ft.com/4dRIO8N
Why are a rising number of young Brits out of work? There are 870,000 people aged 16-24 not studying or employed, with a growing number reporting ill-health. But is it just poor mental health that's keeping them out of work? I've dug into the data for @FT on.ft.com/4ePEuYG
UK sales of low-alcohol beer increased more than any other market in 2023 thanks to a post-Brexit overhaul of alcohol duties that led brewers including Carlsberg and Brewdog to launch new or revamped products. More @FT
on.ft.com/3XTMMJe
Amy Borrett retweeted
Government urged to improve frontline health services after drop in childhood jabs on.ft.com/3zivRqz
England's secondary schools are warning of a behavioural crisis in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with new @IPPR research showing suspension rates increased from 9% to 17% over the past 5 years. So, why is this happening...
@FT: on.ft.com/3Xu5IOH
A "perfect storm" of cuts to specialist support and a surge in students with complex needs, says @ASCL_UK's @pepediiasio, as a survey from @NAHTnews shows only 1% of school leaders believe there is sufficient funding for special educational needs
@FT: on.ft.com/3Xu5IOH
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In everything from nursing to anaesthesia, medical systems around the world are relying on support staff more than ever. Are there dangers to our health? on.ft.com/3MyhX6o
Home Office spending on consultants rose tenfold during last parliament, driven by efforts to tackle illegal immigration. Labour says it will halve consultancy spend but @instituteforgov's @jackworlidge says the plans “look very difficult” to achieve
on.ft.com/3XcI20V
Today's GCSE results show pass rates in core subjects have fallen, with 4 in 10 students failing English and maths. CEO of charity @Nat_Numeracy Sam Sims called for a “root and branch” overhaul of maths education from ‘cradle to career’
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