Benjamin Stokes

Former Bank of England official and civil servant

Beyond the two-child benefit cap: a long-term strategy against poverty?

Benjamin Stokes - 22 August 2024

The ministerial taskforce set up in July should consider targeted aims to lower housing, energy and food costs. That will take investment – but it’s the only way to sustainably turn the tide on acute inequality in the UK. 

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Why the NHS is in crisis: an answer at three levels

Benjamin Stokes - 18 March 2024

If we can only face looking back so far as the Covid pandemic and the political dynamics set in motion from 2010 - highly significant as they are - we’ll be missing the full story. 

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