Could anything sum up the Crackerjack bonanza of politicians fit for ridicule more than Nigel Farage?
Think back a few years. It’s 2009. Nick Clegg is handsome (yes, honestly, people thought that.) He’s honest…
Sue Marsh
Clegg the Innocent
Never has there been a better example of naive little fishes swimming in a vast, Machiavellian pond than…
Labour will not win votes by being tougher than the Tories on welfare
(I’m not sure how many times I can write the same article, but there we are. Hopefully it’ll…
Labour and welfare – Merely direction of travel so far
So, after 3 months in the job, today, Rachel Reeves made her first major speech on our social…
An open letter to David Cameron
I can hardly bear it any more. Day after day after day. Terrible stories of suffering, despair and…
IDS has failed spectacularly – why is he still in a job?
So finally today, IDS will face the Work and Pensions Select Committee to answer questions about Universal Credit.…
18 months of Labour Welfare policy in 1 article
I’m sick and I’m tired. I’m exhausted and so are the legions of welfare warriors who have attempted…
Are Labour and Liam Byrne finally “getting it” on welfare?
Shhhh! Don’t say it too loudly! But Liam Byrne just made a speech on welfare that shows he’s…
It’s not OK for the government to discriminate against disabled children but it is OK for them to discriminate against disabled adults
You might remember the infamous “workfare” ruling some time ago that crucially didn’t judge whether the policy was…
A Plea to Labour MPs ahead of today’s disability vote
As many of you will know, later today, Labour will force an opposition day debate calling on the government…
