The Week in Washington: Obama bids to break sequester deadlock; hitch in immigration reform push and more
Larry Smith gives his weekly round up of politics across the pond.
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While the super-rich get a tax cut, disabled people are the hardest hit by Tory welfare cuts
Andrew Kaye, co-author of the Hardest Hit coalition’s new report, “The Tipping Point” writes about how the cuts are hitting disabled people the most.
Five key points about the welfare cuts that are damaging the economy
Shamik Das writes about the five key points everyone should know about the welfare cuts that are damaging the UK economy.
Comment: Lords reform reveals sub-prime minister Cameron’s weakness
The Lords reform/boundary change debacle shows, after just two years in (shared) power, David Cameron is on the ropes when it comes to his own party.
Cameron’s “back of a fag packet” welfare speech brings back Labour policies he’d scrapped
David Cameron’s keynote welfare speech yesterday included the re-announcement of a Labour policy which he scrapped when the Tories came into government.
Council tax benefit reforms will hit working-age adults in poverty
Council tax benefit reforms will cut the original amounts available by 10%, leaving working-age adults worse off.
MSPs outline “grave concerns” about UK welfare reforms
MSPs today expressed “grave concerns” over the likely impact on Scotland’s most vulnerable people as a result of Westminster’s £2.5 billion cut in benefits.
Cameron puts anti-worker ideology before evidence in Regulatory Reform Bill
Plans to make it easier to sack workers at will are not only wrong in principle but won’t actually reduce unemployment and kickstart the economy.
Budget 2012: Breaking down the benefits bill
On budget day, Richard Darlington, head of news at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), presents a detailed breakdown of the benefits bill.
Wales faces 6,000 more children in poverty due to welfare cuts
Ed Jacobs details the full extent of the welfare cuts on Wales. They’re nasty.