Plus, the UK is addicted to locking people up, all the evidence says that is wrong
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A new prime minister, a new dawn. Or maybe you've checked out of all the Westminster drama and gone on your own 'circuit-break' holiday. I can see that Harry and Meghan chose a secret corner of Portugal for their summer break. Well, it was a secret until Meghan popped it onto her Instagram feed. My husband is Portuguese and we have been visiting Portugal's Alentejo coast for years. Here is my insider's guide, from the boho-chic of Comporta to the rugged Costa Vicentina.
If you are still in the UK, I'll forgive you for still playing catch-up on all the new announcements coming out of No. 10. Whether it's the new Cabinet, proposals to cut VAT for pubs, or plans to reduce energy bills, Andy Burnham spent his first week flooding the zone with a number of people-pleasing policies. Is it a sign that an early election is on the horizon, asks John Rentoul?
While the country remains cautiously optimistic about the new administration, Burnham is also being taught a lesson in how you can't please all the people all the time. (Of course he is; we're British, we are suspicious when it comes to tall poppies!) Tom Kerridge has something to say about Burnham's political pint-scoring in his decision to leave restaurants out of his hospitality announcements. And Alan Rusbridger says that while Andy has all the vibes, will he have the attention span, the will and the courage to tackle a collapsing justice system?
Eleanor Mills knows Burnham well and argues that, as our first truly Gen X prime minister, he has what it takes to lead from the front. His dad's got dementia; his daughter has just graduated into a debt-laden landscape where there are few jobs. Here is a man who knows the pain of a generation and knows what to do about it.
That said, Gen X aren't known for always making sensible decisions. Far from it, argues Stephen Armstrong, who takes a look at the huge windfall they are about to come into. The biggest intergenerational wealth transfer in history is already underway, but despite inheriting trillions, today's fifty-somethings are uniquely ill-equipped to cope. Here's why they're about to blow the opportunity of a lifetime.
And Chris Blackhurst looks at the silent shame experienced by many midlifers who are out of work. While there is rightly a focus on younger people not in education, employment or training, there needs to be urgent attention on those who are seen as too old to hire but too young to retire.
It's not looking good for happiness levels, that's for sure. Wellbeing poverty is the latest buzzword on the block, and Victoria Young has had a look at why even someone who is in good health, well educated, has a partner and a certain level of income can fall into a wellbeing poverty trap. It's a fascinating look at what truly makes us happy and why average life satisfaction has never been so low.
And if you think all the sunshine we've been experiencing has been playing tricks on your mind, you're absolutely right. It's no coincidence that so many great books are set during heatwaves. Novelist Charlotte Edwardes explains why soaring temperatures warp our thinking, and create the perfect conditions for drama.
Enjoy!
Victoria Harper
Executive Editor
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