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Tom Stephens retweeted
Statistics show there aren't enough vacancies for people looking for work. If Burnham wants to address the Neets crisis and bring down the welfare bill he needs to rebuild the jobs market. @TCStephens writes for @politicshome
The welfare bill is a symptom, and not the cause, of an underlying lack of good work, training and support
Fixing this crisis is one of the biggest challenges facing the Andy Burnham government – but it can be done, writes the @NEF's @TCStephens politicshome.com/news/articl…
Tom Stephens retweeted
Pleased to see the publication of my last report at @NEF, written with @TCStephens
We found evidence that the rise in health-related inactivity may have been partly driven by the historic growth of precarious work, including zero-hours contracts 👇
Tom Stephens retweeted
The welfare bill is a symptom, and not the cause, of an underlying lack of good work, training and support
Fixing this crisis is one of the biggest challenges facing the Andy Burnham government – but it can be done, writes the @NEF's @TCStephens politicshome.com/news/articl…
Tom Stephens retweeted
Exc - PM planning speech next week addressing youth employment, with focus on boosting educational/vocational opportunities as well as apprenticeships
Early intervention on this underlines Burnham's view tackling NEET problem is critical as youth unemployment continues to rise
Tom Stephens retweeted
@AffinityWater think this is acceptable water has been leaking since friday & its not an emergency they say the repair will be carried out on 20th May! 48 PROPERTIES HAVE REDUCED WATER PRESSURE, NOW ONLY A TRICKLE & ARE EXPECTED TO WAIT 9 DAYS FOR IT TO BE FIXED.
Tom Stephens retweeted
It's also worth noting that thanks to @ToniaAntoniazzi's amendment, the passing of this Bill today modernises our Victorian abortion laws - decriminalising abortion. After years of campaigning, this is the biggest move forward in this area since David Steel's 1967 Abortion Act.
Tom Stephens retweeted
I pay tribute to Sir Brian Langstaff and his @bloodinquiry team for their eight years of work to finally get justice for those infected and affected in the contaminated blood scandal. There is still more to do, but without them we wouldn't have come as far as we have.
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Tom Stephens retweeted
🎉 Congratulations to Department of Social Policy PhD alumnus @TCStephens who has been awarded funding by the EU Commission under its Horizon Europe programme, for a 2.5-year Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship.
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Tom Stephens retweeted
NEW: The government wants to boost employment among people who receive universal credit - but our analysis suggests a lack of good-quality jobs is making this near impossible. And, in some local authorities, there’s as few as 5 vacancies for every 100 people on universal credit…
ALT There are less than 5 job vacancies in rotherham for every 100 people claiming universal credit
ALT In Pendle and Hartlepool there are around 5 job vacancies for every 100 people claiming universal credit
Tom Stephens retweeted
Lots of viral tweets like this.
The detail is wrong. The overall picture is wrong.
Me: I earn £100k
HMRC: That’s nice, we’ll take £45k
Me: I bought a car
HMRC: VAT applied
Me: I want to gift my kid £5k
HMRC: Taxed
Me: I made money from crypto
HMRC: You mean we made money
Me: I made £50 profit on Vinted
HMRC: That’s income. Tax it
Me: I bought a house
HMRC: Stamp duty please
Me: I want to retire
HMRC: Pay tax on your pension
Tom Stephens retweeted
NEW: Our latest analysis suggests strict conditions faced by people in receipt of benefits are forcing them into low quality jobs.
This risks undermining the government's employment targets, as people forced into low-paid, insecure jobs are less likely to stay in work.
ALT Text: Why pushing people into any job risks undermining the UK’s ambition for high employment. The government's current approach to conditionality may be pushing people into low-quality jobs and creating a cycle of insecurity
Tom Stephens retweeted
This is new @jrf_uk analysis showing that there aren't enough jobs for all the millions of people losing out from the cuts, so many will just see their living standards plummet.
Much of the Government's intention for cutting PIP and UC is to motivate people to find a job
But cutting social security can't 'incentivise' people into jobs that don't exist
New @jrf_uk analysis shows there are simply too few jobs for the Government's argument to hold
Tom Stephens retweeted
The role of “good jobs” in tackling in-work poverty - British Politics and Policy at LSE - by Thomas Stephens of @CASE_LSE
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp…
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On Monday 16 June, don't miss our public lecture at the #LSEFestival 2025. Abigail McKnight, @abbyabhaya, and @TCStephens will be discussing policies and strategies that can free a society from poverty
sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case/_new/…
Tom Stephens retweeted
UPDATE FOR HARROW RESIDENTS –
I want to thank Superintendent Zubin Writer, Harrow’s New Local Policing Lead, who has taken the time to speak to me again today.
I made clear to him that many in our community are deeply worried by the awful events that (1/7)
Tom Stephens retweeted
What the news isn’t currently showing - #Middlesbrough.
The Muslim community bringing cups of tea and biscuits for the police officers, they’ve been doing this all day too ❤️#riots #RiotsUK #Rotherham #Blackburn
Tom Stephens retweeted
‼️ Only 140 of Ukrainian athletes will compete at this year Olympics. Smallest delegation in Ukraine’s history since independence.
Over 4,000 athletes currently defending Ukraine.
487 Ukrainian athletes will never be able to complete, because of Russia. Please remember this.
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Thank you to @NickTorfaen for today’s update and statement on the compensation arrangements for the infected blood scandal. However there are a number of urgent issues - including some raised by @CliveEfford in the chamber - that were not addressed... /1