One area where the UK seems to leading the world is in the ‘economical inactive’ - people who are not on payroll (not the same as ‘not working’ incidentally) but not actively looking for work. Ill health is the No1 cause - 2.7 million people. What is going on? Peston with some
typically fair analysis. NB: do check out
last week’s post on the Millenials who are opting for the soft life.