MPs play an important role as community activists, especially during turbulent times
MPs spend huge amounts of time, unnoticed by most, responding to constituents’ requests for support. Many are looking…
Benefits
Smith pledges to reverse Universal Credit cuts as he unveils “triple-lock” plan to boost living standards
Owen Smith has pledged to reverse cuts to universal credit as he promises radical changes to a Conservative economy…
Watson joins top Labour figures to warn a “Tory Brexit Budget” would deliver more austerity
Tom Watson has led a cast of Labour heavyweights in warning that a vote to leave the…
Should Labour guarantee to reverse all cuts announced in this parliament?
Labour should pledge to reverse any cuts announced by the Tory Government between now and 2020, according to…
2015 election verdict: Too tough on welfare and the deficit, and too much like the Tories
Labour stances on welfare and the deficit going were too tough going into May’s general election – but…
Why Labour shouldn’t play the Tories’ game on welfare
These days, it’s almost conventional wisdom that welfare, like immigration, is an issue where the Tories have an…
What should welfare reform look like?
Out leafleting in Newcastle one afternoon a young woman demanded to know why the council were being so…
Jeremy Corbyn launches policies for young people – including pledge to bring back EMA
Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to reinstate the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), as he launches new policies aimed at…
Soft on welfare? The challenge of a popular welfare policy that works
We are being told that Labour lost votes through being seen as “too soft” on welfare. But we…
Disability, care and tax credits: why recipients of work replacement benefits are worse off than workers
Under the current benefits system, the main forms of working-age income-replacement benefits are Job Seeker’s Allowance, Employment and…
