Britannia Radio

Even in the boom years, Britain had a welfare problem. The number of young people not in education, employment or training here increased from 11.6% in 1997 to 13.0% in 2007. By contrast, in the rest of the developed world it decreased from 12.4% to 12.0%. That is why welfare reform is an indispensable part of the action needed now to encourage more people to work, save and invest in Britain. Benefits should be a safety net when people fall on hard times, not an alternative to earning a living yourself. This week, yet again, we were on the front line arguing for a simpler welfare system that gives the taxpayers picking up the bill a fairer deal. - Matthew Sinclair, Chief Executive Welfare reform is right and necessary In the last week, TPA spokesmen have appeared on BBC News, Channel 4, Al Jazeera English, BBC Radio 5 Live, ITV Daybreak and Sky News arguing that welfare reform is an important way of limiting the burden on families struggling to make ends meet themselves. Welsh Assembly Government complains it has no money, spends £52m buying an airport TPA Wales Coordinator Lee Canning wrote about the decision to nationalise Cardiff International Airport, which will cost Welsh taxpayers a fortune and could hurt other regional airports.