Pickles letter to Cameron reveals inconvenient truth on benefits cap
The leaked Eric Pickles letter to David Cameron reveals what we already know: poor families will be forced out of London and the South East by the benefits cap.
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The coalition and the unions: the state of play on day one
The government and the unions are scrapping over public opinion, and so it seems worth looking at the short-term and long-term trends on polling on the issues.
Scotland losing nurses as public sector shrinks
Official figures show that, between September 2010 and March this year, the number of Scottish nursing and midwifery staff in post fell by 1.2% (just over 700).
The poor and vulnerable will lose out most from the new Justice Bill
Jonny Mulligan of the Sound Off For Justice campaign looks at who will really pay the price of the government’s new Justice Bill, debated before the Commons today.
Poor and sick paying the heaviest price for Osborne’s deficit reduction
If you are poor and sick and have paid your National Insurance contributions you will be leading the battle to reduce the deficit, writes Steve Griffiths.
Glasto, where the tax dodgers are named
Ed Balls called the current climate of government cuts “rock and roll” time for tax avoiders, so it’s fitting that U2 are performing at Glastonbury this week.
Looking behind the headlines in today’s employment figures
Today’s job figures are good, but the news on public sector employment is turning gloomy much faster than expected – and there are quite a few other worries.
It’s time to wake up to the local government resource review
The review of local government funding hasn’t garnered much public debate but the issue couldn’t be more important for the future of local authorities.
The shocking impact of Osborne’s heartless cuts on the disabled
If the Welfare Reform Bill passes, the results will be horrific and at the Department for Work and Pensions, they are confident that it is a price worth paying.
Another day, another Tory council planning to charge kids to play
Shamik Das reports on Tory-run Bexley council’s plans to charge kids to use a playground – following on from Tory Wandsworth’s plans to do the same last month.