Labour conference: How can Labour end the need for food banks?
“People don’t think either political party is taking hardship seriously enough and didn’t see a plan to tackle it.”
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Margaret Hodge on fighting extremism, challenges facing the country and what the next Labour government must do
With nearly 30 years of Parliamentary experience, we asked Hodge about some of her proudest achievements as an MP, her views on populist extremism, addressing child poverty and inequality and what she thinks the biggest challenges facing the country are going forward.
The Conservative Party conference offered no policies to fix the country
The ruling Conservative Party might have reflected on its failures and offered fresher policies to rejuvenate the economy and heal social divisions
Debbie Abrahams MP: The Tories are scapegoating vulnerable social security claimants
There is no evidence that ratcheting up sanctions incentivizes people into work
New Energy Secretary linked to oil-funded think tank
OpenDemocracy gave the think tank the lowest possible funding transparency rating
Sanctions make it harder for benefit claimants to find work, new research finds
“Demanding compliance from people means they end up jumping through hoops rather than finding jobs that are a good fit for them”
A refusal to tackle child poverty shames us as a country
Over the last decade the number of children living in poverty has increased by around 600,000.
New school uniform donation scheme launched to help families struggling with the cost of living
Pupils attending school with inadequate uniform is one of the most visible effects of child poverty.
Charities, unions and debt experts warn interest rates rise could mean vulnerable people face ‘unmanageable debt’
‘The scarring effects may be felt for years to come, in the form of worse health and unmanageable debts.’
The UK economy needs rebalancing in favour of workers
‘Any political party seeking to avoid long-term economic stagnation and social disorder needs to do two things – increase workers’ share of GDP and reduce capital’s share.’