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Gordon Brown slams Tories for ‘peddling lies’ over two-child benefit limit
The removal of the cap will benefit 560,000 families by an average of £5,310 per year and reduce child poverty by 450,000, according to the OBR.
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The government must support older workers as the state pension age increases
With the next state pension age increase imminent, the government must act urgently to support those who struggle to make it to 67 and beyond. This entails getting four things right.
Our state has become a guarantor of corporate profits
Equitable distribution of income and wealth would go a long way towards stimulating domestic demand and investment...
How we can fight back against the right-wing coup
For a better future the power of corporations and wealthy elites must be curbed and reversed
Almost half of parents in low-income families say they will likely need a foodbank this summer
Two in five families (39%) said they would likely use a clothing bank
The budget has missed an opportunity to create a fairer tax system, reduce inequalities and boost people’s purchasing power
The government will need to abandon Tory economic policies, redistribute income and wealth, eradicate poverty, strengthen worker rights, and take essential services in public ownership.