The Lib Dems and the Bedroom Tax – why they’re hypocrites
Nick Clegg’s comments on the Bedroom Tax this morning shows staggering hypocrisy. The Lib Dems have spent the…
Bedroom Tax
Lib Dems have had 6 chances to oppose the Bedroom Tax – now they’ll have a 7th
The front page of the Daily Mirror this morning carries the news that Nick Clegg now opposes the…
Too often we exclude disabled peoples’ voices – we need to let them speak for themselves
Disabled people generally, and those in receipt of social security payments in particular, have been at the harsh…
All you need to know about the government’s stealth attack on legal aid
The quiet theft of rights and benefits from the most vulnerable people in Britain has become a hallmark…
Unite’s Conference confirms support for Labour
Yesterday, Len McCluskey – leader of Unite – opened the union’s conference by reaffirming their support for the…
Labour would work with disabled people to improve services
The launch of ‘Beyond Barriers’ by the Spartacus Network shines a light on the way this Tory-led government…
Child maintenance fees: why Cameron doesn’t care about disadvantaging women
Another week, another policy that disproportionately affects women and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Last week the government announced…
This is what would be in Labour’s first Queen’s Speech
Today the coalition unveil their (rather meagre) Queen’s Speech. There are some large measures (pensions) and some laudable…
Meeting the people affected by the Bedroom Tax makes it really hit home
Sometimes in the cut and thrust of politics, it takes a real-life example to emphasise the unfairness of…
Today the Lib Dems have an opportunity to vote against the Bedroom Tax. There’s no sign they’ll take it
As we noted yesterday, Tim Farron’s belated conversion to opposing the Bedroom Tax means he and Nick Clegg…
