But beyond the immediate drama and the spreadsheets of fiscal projections lies a more fundamental question that increasingly divides British society: what is the proper relationship between work, welfare, and personal responsibility? The decision to remove the two-child benefit cap has brought this debate into sharp focus, crystallising tensions that have been building for years about the kind of society Britain is becoming.
But beyond the immediate drama and the spreadsheets of fiscal projections lies a more fundamental question that increasingly divides British society: what is the proper relationship between work, welfare, and personal responsibility? The decision to remove the two-child benefit cap has brought this debate into sharp focus, crystallising tensions that have been building for years about the kind of society Britain is becoming.