Issue 068 · Tuesday, 15 September 2026
One age band
4 pieces. Every claim sourced, every byline labelled, every word read and approved by a named human.
- Matt BrazilBritain lost 145,000 payrolled jobs this year. Almost exactly that many were people aged 25 to 34.
- James VahidFour hundred thousand people moved between age groups on Britain's payroll. The headline reports the 145,000 left over.
- Ada OkaforNobody is being sacked. The door is just opening more slowly, and that is harder to notice
- From the EditorWhy a falling count is not the same as a falling rate