Boris can take the lead on entry-level jobs for the young unemployed
The Mayor of London should explain what he is doing to provide entry-level jobs for young people locked out of the workforce. The scale of the problem is huge.
Social Justice
NHS report urges government to stop legal aid cuts
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill committee hearings will be closely watched, many believing the bill is fundamentally flawed, a shambles.
Boris fighting London’s corner on housing benefit cuts? Really?!
Jenny Jones AM, leader of the Green Party on the London Assembly, exposes the reality of Boris Johnson’s claim to be a champion of those hit by Housing Benefit cuts.
How hard is it for families to keep their heads above water?
James Plunkett, secretary to the Resolution Foundation’s Commission on Living Standards, on the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on ‘minimum income standards’.
Warnings over rise in fuel poverty in Scotland
Recent energy price rises could result in an additional 169,000 Scottish households facing fuel poverty, reports Ed Jacobs.
Pickles letter to Cameron reveals inconvenient truth on benefits cap
The leaked Eric Pickles letter to David Cameron reveals what we already know: poor families will be forced out of London and the South East by the benefits cap.
Why is Osborne relaxing anti-tax haven abuse legislation?
Martin Hearson, a tax policy adviser at ActionAid UK, explains the consequences of chancellor George Osborne’s plan to relax anti-tax haven abuse legislation.
The poor and vulnerable will lose out most from the new Justice Bill
Jonny Mulligan of the Sound Off For Justice campaign looks at who will really pay the price of the government’s new Justice Bill, debated before the Commons today.
Tesco (profits: £3.8bn) under fire for failing to pay cleaners living wage
Tesco have again come under fire from Living Wage protestors, who yesterday evening demanded Britain’s largest retailer increase cleaners’ wages.
Osborne’s economic attacks on women reflect a wider Tory problem
The Mirror this morning recount the different ways women are under attack from the coalition’s economic policy, reports Left Foot Forward’s Daniel Elton.