John Humphrys is wrong, wrong, wrong on social security; here’s why
Declan Gaffney explains why John Humphrys is wrong on social security and welfare reform, ahead of the presenter’s BBC2 documentary on “The Future State of Welfare”.
Search Results for Universal Credit
Look Left – Libya, a nation reborn
Colonel Gaddafi, dictator, despot, tyrant, mass murderer, is dead; Free Libya is born – Shamik Das rounds up the latest Libya news and looks ahead to the future.
Could earnings-based rent-control replace quantitative easing?
Peter Morgan argues that earnings-based rent-control would be better at increasing demand than quantitative easing, and will do so for less money as well.
Look Left – It’s the economy, Osborne
It was all about the economy this week, the poor news on which casts a shadow over conference season, which starts tomorrow, writes Shamik Das.
The Purple Book – new ideas for a new way of governing
Richard Angell, the Deputy Director of Progress, introduces The Purple Book, which sets out ideas for how a future Labour administration should govern.
Look Left – Libya: Allies urge “reconciliation and forgiveness”
World powers met with representatives of the National Transitional Council in Paris this week to plan how to win the peace following the downfall of Gaddafi.
Debunking the banking lobby’s scare tactics
The complete separation of retail and investment banking is an urgent prerequisite for future sustainable growth, not a reason to delay it, writes Compass’s Joe Cox.
Look Left – Just when you thought hackgate couldn’t get any worse…
The News of the World phone hacking scandal plumbed new depths last night, with the news Sara Payne’s phone had been targeted, reports Shamik Das.
It’s time to deliver what half a million marched for: Plan B
A report to “produce a feasible set of reforms that deal with the economic crisis in an alternative way” is being drawn up by a group of progressive think tanks.
Coalition’s housing plans will disincentivise aspiration
There is a sound argument to try to support greater mobility in social housing – only five per cent of social tenants moved home over the past year compared to almost a quarter of tenants in the private sector, though it is unclear what an ‘optimal’ level would be. It is also important to emphasise that it is councils and housing associations that will decide the length of tenancies, so the key question is how they will use their new freedoms.