When it comes to failing government projects, Universal Credit is in a class of its own
The revelation that Iain Duncan Smith managed to get a special category invented to describe the status of Universal…
Iain Duncan-Smith
Why has the Bedroom Tax been such a disaster?
Exactly a year ago David Cameron and Iain Duncan Smith proudly brought in a policy they called the…
Bedroom Tax one year on: 5 things you need to know
Today marks a year since the introduction of the “Spare Room Subsidy”, better known as the Bedroom Tax.…
This is not the way to reform welfare
From the outset, I should make it clear that I support welfare reform. The current system does not…
60,000 households with carers are being hit by the Bedroom Tax
Today’s reports of an astonishing 60,000 households with carers being hit by the Bedroom Tax are another damaging…
Post-match report: IDS versus Work and Pensions Committee
I’m a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee and, for some time, we’ve been trying to…
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.…
Dear Mr Duncan Smith – you are a coward
Dear Iain, As you may know, today there’s a debate in the Commons on the “Bedroom Tax” –…
Universal Credit: time to send in the rescue team
Universal Credit is in crisis. And Iain Duncan Smith has utterly lost control. Of that there is no…
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…
