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Putting workers’ rights at the heart of international development
Jim Murphy is putting the issue of workers’ rights at the heart of international development.
Cameron doesn’t give ‘two hoots’ about Welsh NHS, says first minister
The Welsh first minister has claimed that David Cameron “doesn’t care two hoots about the NHS in Wales”.
A tale of two immigration announcements
It is a significant day for migration policy, with a government announcement on access to benefits for EU nationals and an important legal judgement on asylum support.
The Maria Miller affair shows we need the right to recall MPs
Politics is not a one every five years business. Democracy shouldn’t be either.
Until ESA is reformed, the rights won by generations of disability campaigners will evaporate
The new Spartacus report proposes an alternative to the broken ESA system.
Government hampering scrutiny of universal credit, say MPs
The Work and Pensions Select Committee has today accused the government of “hampering” its inquiry into Universal Credit.
People hit by Bedroom Tax choosing between eating and heating
People hit by the hated Bedroom Tax are choosing between eating and heating, with three quarters cutting back on food bills, according to a new report.
It’s time to be bold on the Living Wage
If we believe that a Living Wage should apply to all, then we must be prepared to consider how we achieve it, writes Karen Jennings.
Don’t believe the spin: the middle class didn’t beat the downturn
The press was filled with stories yesterday about the middle class ‘beating the downturn’. It’s a shame it didn’t happen, writes Matt Broomfield.
Cutting the top rate of tax won’t help Britain win ‘the global race’
It’s not clear how cutting the 45p tax rate to 40p, as suggested by Lib Dem MP Jeremy Browne, would benefit Britain, writes Tony Dolphin.