Why do people fall for media spin about Labour and welfare?
That’s a serious question – because there’s a piece in today’s paper that plenty of people in the…
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The Work Programme – A bad deal for ESA
Another quarter of Work Programme data released today paints a similar picture to the last: reasonable job outcomes…
Jon Cruddas IPPR speech – ‘Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I’ll remember. Involve me and I’ll understand’
Jon Cruddas was speaking at Coin Street today to launch the IPPR interim report on The Condition of Britain.…
Scrap NEET-hood, not support for young people
Those who have seen today’s Daily Telegraph front page may have been surprised to see IPPR proposing to…
Blunkett’s views on Roma integration deserve better than Farage
Following a break from the media glare, this week David Blunkett issued a characteristically forthright warning about the…
Marriage is too important to be left to a tax break
Like many people in their early thirties, I’ve spent almost every weekend over the last few summers (and…
We need a radical new approach to tackling youth unemployment
In his speech to the Labour conference, Ed Miliband argued that young people who leave school and find…
Further education is the big loser in the spending review
George Osborne argued that the Spending Review would promote growth and fairness. Further and higher education are key…
What Jon Cruddas will say on “The Condition of Britain” tomorrow
Tomorrow Jon Cruddas will be speaking at the launch of IPPR’s “The Condition of Britain” as Mark blogged…
Is this how a Living Wage might work under Labour?
There’s an interesting report from IPPR and the Resolution Foundation out today (“Beyond the Bottom Line“) that outlines…
