Will Hazell

The BBC is rarely out of its own headlines. Whether it’s controversy surrounding presenters or the latest twist of reality shows, the national broadcaster fills a big part of the national conversation. A core topic of debate is how the BBC is funded. The ... See more

Royal Tunbridge Wells – the Kent town which has become synonymous with middle-class affluence – has not had certifiably clean, running water for 11 days now. And for five days from the evening of 29 November, there was no water at all. Increasingly frazzl... See more

More than half a million children will be lifted out of poverty thanks to Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy, ministers are claiming The strategy was published on Friday, almost 18 months after the Child Poverty Taskforce was established in July... See more

Labour is not the party of welfare, and attacks on the Budget for scrapping the two-child benefit cap reflect “ignorance”, Cabinet minister Liz Kendall has said. Speaking to The i Paper as the Government launched its long-awaited child poverty strategy, t... See more

More parents on universal credit who go to work will get their childcare costs paid upfront under the Government’s new child poverty strategy. And, for the first time, working parents on benefits will get help with nursery fees for all their children. Sir... See more