Universal Credit isn’t just harming people – it is damaging the entire UK economy
Oldham was named as the most deprived town in England in 2016. That was three years after the town volunteered …
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Corbyn humiliates Johnson over Greggs bonus – that might as well be a donation to the government
Remember the £300 bonus Greggs bakery was offering to staff? The one that Ally Fogg on Twitter said might as …
Universal Credit is another Tory postcode lottery making poorer people even worse-off
Thanks should go to the Resolution Foundation for exposing the Tory government again. Universal Credit is a poor excuse for …
Is Greggs £300 staff bonus actually a donation to the Tory government?
On the face of it, this looked like a pleasant display of solidarity with hard-working staff – but it seems …
Bank’s Universal Credit delay means dilemma for single mum
This is the problem with a benefit that puts people too close to starvation. When a fault at Clydesdale Bank …
Universal Credit sanction led to miscarriages, drug addiction and jail
In the light of this story, how do Tories justify benefit sanctions, again? Danielle John, of Wales, suffered a miscarriage …
Poverty, rough sleepers and food bank use ‘getting worse’ – but hey, it’s what the UK wanted
This sums up the state of the UK at the end of 2019: NEARLY a quarter of children in ‘wealthy’ …
Chorus of derision greets announcement that Iain Duncan Smith is to be knighted
Former Work and Pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith is to be knighted – presumably for his services to genocide and …
‘Fit for work’ verdict on man awaiting triple heart bypass shows the Tories’ post-election purpose
If anyone hoped the reforming spirit claimed by Boris Johnson before the general election would last beyond the vote, they’ll …
Universal Credit boss falsely claimed £18,000 of Universal Credit
The Tory-run benefit (ha ha!) system is already stacked against honest claimants – and now we see that at least …