‘Sunak’s claim of a ‘sick note culture’ is immoral and deeply flawed’
The Prime Minister’s speech on welfare reform last Friday was not only high on rhetoric and low on…
Debbie Abrahams
Covid’s impact on people with dementia lays bare the need for social care reform
As we approach the winter and start to see a concerning rise in the number of coronavirus cases…
Let’s take this opportunity to reflect on the kind of society we want
The UK is now in its third week of a three-week lockdown. But as we see the mounting…
What new data tells us about why voters rejected Labour in 2019
The publication of British Election Study data on the 2019 general election last week went relatively unnoticed amid…
No deal Brexit – who gains? Boris Johnson’s friends
Over the weekend, former Conservative Chancellor Philip Hammond wrote that Boris Johnson “is backed by speculators who have…
What would a new social contract look like?
77 years on from the Beveridge Report, with poverty and inequality running rampant, it is clear that we…
The case for a new social contract with the British people
It’s clear to most people and certainly to anyone who has had the misfortune to have to use…
Debbie Abrahams: Millions are still worse off under Universal Credit
The Chancellor didn’t say a word about the rising level of homelessness in his budget delivered on Monday.…
Debbie Abrahams: Tackling inequality in the UK requires political will, not soundbites
This week’s report from the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD) and the High Pay Centre revealed that…
Debbie Abrahams: ‘Fake news’ speaks to deeper problems in our society
The digital, culture, media and sports select committee’s recent interim report on disinformation and ‘fake news’ should neither…
