Campaign group’s latest research shows the cruelty of Universal Credit
“Harrowing stories of people forced into debt, rent arrears, homelessness, crime, prostitution, hunger, people unable to afford fares to get …
Tag Archives: child poverty
More than a million more children are in poverty since 2010 and the BBC won’t report it
The number of children growing up in poverty in working households is set to be one million (50 per cent) …
Comedian v Conservative over child poverty
This writer is not a huge fan of Jason Manford’s comedy. However, The Blog wholeheartedly welcomes his criticism of the …
Child poverty is not inevitable; Labour can reduce it – LabourList
No doubt the anti-Labour brigade will roll up to trash this article but it deserves an airing, if only because …
It’s official – Britain’s top jobs are a ‘closed shop’ and ‘equal opportunity’ is a myth
If you have ever wondered why you couldn’t get on in life, despite all the talent anyone should ever need… …
Tory Democrats on Europe: Confused and negative campaigning
If you thought the Tory manifesto was a deceitful joke, or the row over UKIP’s policies was damaging, have you …
Labour’s latest welfare betrayal means the party could change name to ‘Red Conservatives’
The Red Conservative Party has announced a new policy attack on people receiving benefits, in its latest bid to out-Tory …
The hellish legacy of Thatcher
“This is Hell, nor am I out of it.” – Mephistopheles, Doctor Faustus. As I write these words, the funeral …
Hammering the poor is no Credit to anyone – certainly not Universal
According to The Guardian, nearly half a million disabled people and their families could lose so much money under the …