Why child benefit must be removed from the benefit cap
Sam Royston explains why child benefit must be removed from the government’s proposed benefits cap.
Social Justice
Exposed: The six myths of IDS’s benefits cap
This morning, the Child Poverty Action Group have exposed the six myths of work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith’s regressive reforms; here they are.
‘Downsizing’ the housing strategy
Kevin Gulliver examines Grant Shapps’ housing plan and finds it lacking
Boris Johnson’s words show he doesn’t care about young people
Val Shawcross attacks Boris Johnson over his astonishingly heartless comments about the job prospects for young people.
Boris, the bankers’ mayor, backs his chums over small businesses
Jenny Jones AM lays out the problems with the City of London working against the interests of normal Londoners.
Class, inequality and the state at the Fabian conference
Carl Packman reports back on the class, inequality and the state session at the Fabian Society New Year Conference.
Will the government take away money from disabled people on a hunch?
The coalition is cutting support to people with disabilities without having piloted changes. Are ministers willing to hurt the most vulnerable on a hunch?
As Lords debates DLA reforms, charities call for pause to welfare reform bill
Ahead of today’s Lords debate on DLA reforms, the Papworth Trust is leading a coalition of charities in calling for a pause to the welfare reform bill.
The hidden legacy of the Stephen Lawrence case
Phil McCarvill argues that the Stephen Lawrence case led to the equalities legislation which we now take for granted.
Employment minister Chris Grayling does not appear to understand his own disability reforms
Employment minister Chris Grayling says goverenment is not going to means test benefits for those never able to work – but that’s exactly waht they intend to do.