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How the Tories are redefining the state’s relationship with its citizens
Social rights are becoming commodities only available to the wealthy
The fundamental accounting error in Osborne’s budget plans
Every household and business knows that borrowing for investment purposes is good
Childcare is no panacea when it comes to getting women into work
Policy on childcare continues to promote a conservative view of women’s roles in the home and labour market. It's time for a new approach.
What would radical decentralisation look like?
Much needs to be done to end the irresistible pull of London.
The crisis in crisis support – reversing the slow abolition of welfare assistance funding
The abolition of the Local Welfare Assistance fund makes scant social or economic sense.
All young people should be ‘earning or learning’, but cutting their Housing Benefit won’t achieve it
The problem with under 25s is not Housing Benefit – which often provides essential support for those with no other home to go to – it’s a failed system of benefits, training and work.