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 2024Beyond the two-child benefit cap: a long-term strategy against poverty?
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.
Why the NHS is in crisis: an answer at three levels
Benjamin Stokes - 18 March 2024Why the NHS is in crisis: an answer at three levels
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.