The Jobseekers Bill is difficult for Labour – but I think we’ve made the right call
People are very angry about the Jobseekers Bill currently before Parliament. Labour MP’s are furious. Labour councillors and…
Liam Byrne
The welfare sanctions vote was Labour’s own Omnishambles
The significance of the welfare sanctions vote on Tuesday night has been (unsurprisingly) overlooked by the media in…
Our young people need a real chance to work in a real job paying a real wage
Iain Duncan Smith’s incompetence has turned his back to work schemes into a West Coast Mainline-style disaster –…
Contribution and compassion – are these the key to Labour’s approach on welfare?
There was an interesting piece by James Kirkup in the Telegraph last Friday that didn’t get much attention,…
George Osborne is about to walk into his own welfare trap
George Osborne comes from one of those families where current events get discussed. His mother Felicity Alexandra Loxton-Peacock…
Liam Byrne slams Lord Freud over likening benefit claimants to corpses – “The nasty party is well and truly back”
Speaking to the House Magazine, minister Lord Freud said, “I think you don’t have to be the corpse…
IDS isn’t just out of touch, he’s in la la land
The retreat from Compassionate Conservatism is well and truly under way. David Cameron was just a year into…
Has the Labour party’s approach to sick and disabled people shifted?
Liam Byrne’s Beveridge2 speech yesterday has attracted a lot of attention. Here, three writers on disbility and social security…
Is Liam Byrne leaving the shadow cabinet?
Patrick Wintour reports over at the Guardian that Liam Byrne could be leaving the shadow cabinet in an…
