Good Society
Bristol woman ‘killed herself after benefits were stopped’
A Bristol woman who suffered severe pain due to slipped discs in her back and neck has taken her own life after having her benefits stopped.
The Tories’ volte-face on payday lending
Previous attempts by Labour at capping the cost of payday loans have been defeated in the Commons by...the Tories; with the aid of their Lib Dems partners, of course.
UKIP MEPs laziest in Europe
UKIP's attendance record in the European Parliament is worse than that of their counterparts from the three major parties.
The Cooperative movement has been a tremendous force for good. These scandals should not diminish that
In a time of unfettered capitalism when the welfare state is deteriorating, we need the values of cooperation and compassion that the Cooperative movement embodies.
It’s time to end NEETs, but not by scrapping support for young people
Despite this morning’s Daily Telegraph front page headline, IPPR is not proposing to 'scrap benefits for under 25s'.
The UK can learn a lot from Norway on childcare
Compared with other countries, in the UK there are complicated and inefficient mechanisms for the public funding of childcare.