Pensions & savings· Welfare Is welfare spending ‘out of control’? 25 November 2025 by Alex Clegg The run up to this Budget has seen more than its fair share of rumours, leaks, briefings and counter-briefings. But if there’s one thing we know for sure, it is that tax rises are coming. The public finances have deteriorated since the Spring Statement; there have been high profile U-turns on cuts to Winter Fuel … Continued READ MORE