Thanks to Labour Left for the image. For those who don’t know about the Bedroom Tax there’s a briefing here. And for those in doubt,
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If we cannot care for those who suffer in the aftermath of war then we shouldn’t take part in it
As the Guardian notes: The defence secretary, Philip Hammond, has warned that he will resist further cuts to the armed forces in George Osborne’s forthcoming spending
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The ATOS approach to work assessment is the flip side of tax abuse
I’m sometimes asked why I fight tax abuse. The answer is simple right now: it is because we seem to have a political choice between
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Please support the ‘We are Spartacus’ campaign for disabled people’s right to a car
The ‘We are Spartacus’ campaign has been doing amazing work on behalf of the disabled in the face of unnecessary government cuts. Today they’ve issued a new
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The end of Beveridge. The retreat is complete
Yesterday’s vote in Parliament marks, in a very real way, the end of the Beveridge era. As Beveridge said: Social insurance fully developed may provide
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If Universal Credit was really universal it would ensure that £12.3 billion in unclaimed benefits was paid
Universal Credit is, supposedly, on its way. I admit I think the chance that it will work is remote. Fan that I am of IT, this feels like
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Denying the obese benefits doesn’t feel like like a cock-up, it feels like part of a conspiracy
I note this report in the FT this morning: Overweight or unhealthy people who refuse to attend exercise sessions prescribed by doctors face having benefits
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