The first report of a new commission finds that disparities are just as apparent within regions, cities and towns as they are between them.
Digital silos are slowing NHS staff down, causing unnecessary stress, and creating huge inefficiencies and security issues at the heart of the service.
With the gap between disabled and non-disabled employment rates having worsened since 2010, it’s clear that urgent action is needed.
Sanctions have failed – help and rewards for going back to work are needed.
The Government’s ambition to halve the disability employment gap is a weighty one. But it can be done.
By helping in-work tax credits claimants work just an hour a day more…the savings to the Exchequer would come to a staggering £4.1 billion.
It is not their job to line the pockets of shareholders at the cost of undermining a vital national asset.