Chaminda Jayanetti is a journalist covering politics and public services.
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisBack to the future: is Brexit Britain preparing to unleash Big Finance?As powers move from Brussels to London, many fear the UK is unlearning crucial lessons from the global financial crisis.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsNumber of private tenants facing rent shortfall leaps by nearly 50% in pandemicCampaigners call for Rishi Sunak to increase rent support to end the rent debt crisis and prevent rising homelessness
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: News50,000 more homes hit by Britain's bedroom tax, as scientists warn of COVID-19 riskSoaring benefits claims since the start of the pandemic have resulted in a jump in households affected by the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsStamp duty holiday leading to homelessness, new figures suggestExclusive: Tenants’ rights activists tell openDemocracy that some landlords are trying to cash in by speeding up evictions
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationRevealed: Coronavirus self employment grant could cost you months of universal creditA flaw in the Universal Credit system could "clobber" people receiving the government's coronavirus self-employment...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAs unemployment soars, what does history teach us about how to support people?The architect of social security said "adventure came not from the half starved, but from those who were well fed...