New post: "Drowning in slop" Large parts of the state are being increasingly overwhelmed with complaints, appeals, objections.... written by AI. It's gumming up every process. Britain is particularly vulnerable. How bad has it got and what can we do about it? samf.substack.com/p/drowning-i...

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I'm torn on this. A NEETs review making recommendations on PIP and UC health really should be aligned with the PIP review - so if this delay is to ensure the Timms and Milburn review align, then great. But if this is just more can-kicking, then that's really not good www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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NEW IfG report out today on how government should approach reforming health and disability benefits The big takeaway: the system needs to better match people’s needs to the right support - through assessment reform, political leadership and more... www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

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All this takes political will. To make substantial progress on this, ministers need to lead public opinion – not be at the mercy of it. This means better defining what outcomes the health and disability benefits system is trying to achieve for different groups – and how support provided matches that

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And what jobs are they proposing cutting? As my colleague @hcdunlop.bsky.social points out this is basically the size of the whole of the operational delivery profession (prison officers, jobcentre plus staff, immigration officers, etc.)

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