Labour’s fixation on getting people back to work is short-sighted and misses the bigger picture

Plus: The Spring Statement untangled, our View from the North, and a man who spent 18 years on benefits gives his first-hand perspective on the welfare cuts.

Jobcentre’s such as this one in Preston may be seeing more people if Labour’s plans come to fruition Pic: The Lead

In her Spring Statement this week, Rachel Reeves pledged to get people back into work. Seemingly at any cost.

The hope is that brutal cuts to the welfare budget – including to the health element of universal credit and personal independence p…