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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah was one of the more overworked professional football players in recent years. ph.FAB/Shutterstock

It’s easy to scoff at claims elite footballers are ‘at breaking point’ from workload – but their burnout speaks for the rest of us too

When many are struggling to makes ends meet, the idea that multi-millionaire sportsmen are too busy to spend their wealth seems hard to swallow – but it shows that reward doesn’t protect wellbeing
The Post Office scandal was just one of several recent organisational failures. WD Stock Photos/Shutterstock

Why are organisational cover-ups so common?

People advance in the workplace by putting the organisation before its people – but this just allows the cover-up culture to thrive.
Former PM Gordon Brown says more than 3 million children born after 2010 live in poverty. Victoria Jones/PA Images/Alamy

Gordon Brown wants £3 billion for the ‘austerity generation’. But the UK needs a more enduring solution

Targeting benefits at the most vulnerable sounds like good sense – but a wider support system could be more effective at tackling poverty.
Rishi Sunak’s claims of a sicknote culture are nothing new. Muhammad Aamir Sumsum/Shutterstock

Rishi Sunak wants to cut the cost of ‘sicknote’ Britain. But we’ve found a strong economic case for benefits

Welfare reforms targeted at the sick and disabled won’t boost government coffers. In fact, spending on those who need support and investing in less conditional systems has a real financial return.
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How breakdancing became the latest Olympic sport

In an effort to bring the Olympics to a wider and younger audience, breaking is the latest “sport” to make its debut at Paris 2024. But how will it work as a scored sport?

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