The professed aim of the introduction of Universal Credit is to boost the personal responsibility of claimants, smooth the passage to work and prepare out-of-work claimants for their next job. There are a number of problems with Universal Credit, however – problems which haven’t been given anywhere near the amount of coverage by the press that they warrant.
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
George Osborne fails on his own terms.
James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Look Left, our round up of the week’s politics, will be going out shortly.
MMR safe? Baloney, according to Melanie Phillips.
UK GDP grew by 0.3 per cent in the first three months of 2013, according to the latest quarterly national accounts from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Rail fares and ticketing are unnecessarily expensive and complicated – it’s a mess that successive governments have ducked responsibility for sorting out. The Scottish government has now taken action, cutting fares and pledging to remove pricing anomalies. But will the same deal be extended to train users south of the border?
Some things are worth repeating because they are that important and some things should be repeated because they were not heard, or listened to, the first time. Some fall under both categories.
David Cameron was asked during PMQs today whether or not he would continue hosting dinners at Downing Street with a man named Ian Taylor. He was also urged to return the money Mr Taylor has donated to the Conservative Party.
