DWP is wasting your money on bid to block publication of fit-for-work documents
The Department for Work and Pensions is wasting our money again: Documents relating to the government’s controversial fit-for-work tests could …
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Iain Duncan Smith’s latest foolishness: He no longer uses poverty to measure poverty
We all knew this was coming because we have a Conservative Government whose policies have been intended to increase poverty …
When will the BBC get its priorities right?
It seems the BBC is delighted to carry out saturation coverage of popular demonstrations against injustice – as long as they …
How do we wrestle fairness from a rigged economic system?
It’s terrific when an article makes you think. Why Capitalism needs unemployment, by Cheltenham & Gloucester Against Cuts, tells us …
My Bedroom Tax protest speech
Vox Political was relatively quiet yesterday; although I reblogged plenty of articles from other sources, there was no new piece …
‘WoW’ debate on sickness and disability benefits live blog
That concludes today’s live blog. Thanks to everybody who visited and pressed ‘F5’ to keep up with events. 2.38pm The …
‘Scrap maternity pay’ – how Tories see the future of ‘welfare’ reform
Yesterday (February 11) we had a chance to see what the Tories – or at least some of them – want …
Have 230,000 sick and disabled people been wrongly knocked off-benefit and forgotten?
After all the government’s efforts to kick people off long-term sickness benefits, the number of claimants has risen – but …
Abuse of sanctions causes huge drop in unemployment claims
Esther McVey must be so proud. She has managed to make the unemployment benefit system do the exact opposite of …
Let’s start the New Year with some hopeful news
The Information Commissioner and the Department of Work and Pensions will have to defend, before a tribunal, their decision to …