Clegg’s housing headache
A lib dem rebellion on housing benefit proposals is brewing – with both Bob Russell MP and Simon Hughes leading the charge.
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London and Scotland lead the way as Britain’s jobless league soars
The GMB has uncovered shocking evidence of the damage caused by the coalition’s cuts, with a national average of 2.6 claimants for every job vacancy. This is a situation that is likely to get worse as the sacking of 500,000 public sector workers begins to bite harder in 2011.
A defence of the Future Jobs Fund: Where now for the young employed?
Dan Smith highlights the impacts of the Future Jobs Fund in Brighton and Hove, arguing it has proved cost effective, helping long-term claimants off benefits.
Look Left – Cameron adviser resigns after “disgraceful” remarks
David Cameron’s enterprise adviser Lord Young resigned today after saying people were better off after the recession. Young had told the Telegraph: “For the vast majority of people in the country today, they have never had it so good ever since this recession – this so-called recession – started.” Labour leader Ed Miliband described the remarks as “disgraceful” and said people would feel “insulted” by his comments.
Look Left – Real issues lost amidst the madness
The violent rage of a small minority overshadowed the quiet anger of the many as protests against the government’s education cuts turned toxic this week. Fourteen people were injured and there were 50 arrests following the attack on the Tories’ Millbank HQ on Wednesday, after a peaceful demonstration which saw 50,000 students march on Westminster demanding a rethink of plans to treble tuition fees and slash higher education funding. The violence was immediately condemned by the National Union of Students, NUS President Aaron Porter calling it “despicable”.
Clegg’s dubious jobs claim
Nick Clegg writes in today’s Guardian about welfare reform. But his claims on jobs, incentives for work, the welfare bill, and poverty do not stack up.
Alexander: Welfare reform is meaningless amidst jobless recovery
Douglas Alexander used his first major speech as Shadow Secretary for Work and Pensions to criticise the Coalition Government’s welfare proposals – and warned Iain Duncan Smith that his reforms will be meaningless against a backdrop of £18billion in welfare cuts and a jobless recovery.
Spending review will weaken work incentives
The spending review has further weakened work incentives and the financial support that working families really need, reports ippr’s Kayte Lawton.
Ten policy headaches for the government on child benefit
Sunder Katwala, general secretary of the Fabian Society, outlines ten policy headaches for David Cameron and George Osborne over the changes to Child Benefit.
Not so tough, not so fair: The coalition cannot be trusted on welfare reform
Mr Osborne’s attack today on out-of-work benefits and his rhetoric on ‘fair play’ lack credibility, and mean the coalition cannot be trusted on welfare reform.