How the public massively overestimates benefit fraud
The huge discrepancy between the reality and public perceptions of benefit fraud legitimates government reforms and backs Labour into a political corner.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Tackling child poverty: the story so far
The last Labour government lifted nearly one million children out of poverty through an austute mix of income support and vital services, says a new report.
Developed world voters: ‘Austerity is failing, the banks have too much power’
Economic optimism is rare among the advanced economies, yet rife within the emerging economies, a poll has revealed.
Apology
An article published under the title ‘Labour saved 2m children from poverty’ has been removed at the request of Mike Brewer, professor of economics at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex. Mike Brewer’s findingstest
The two graphs that show why the Tories are not trusted on the NHS
“The proportion of people saying they were satisfied with the way the NHS is run has fallen from 70 per cent in 2010 to 58 per cent last year – the biggest drop recorded since the survey began almost 30 years ago.
Four reasons Britain should stay in the EU
As a Daily Express poll shows a large number of Britons in favour of a referendum on EU membership, we outline the case for Britain remaining in Europe.
National Front resilience haunts probable Left victory in French elections
The Socialist tide is riding high in the French legislative elections but the National Front’s Marine Le Pen has claimed victory too.
Stephen Fry: “Let’s be a classy country” and return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Stephen Fry says “let’s be a classy country” and return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece during this time of crisis.
“Yes Scotland” campaign in chaos as fears spread of an SNP hijack
Fractures have begun to appear in the Yes Scotland independence campaign as concerns over SNP dominance grow amongst its adherents.
Labour’s poll lead may be surging, but it’s due in large part to the rise of UKIP
The recent rise in the Labour lead is arguably more to do with UKIP than Labour.