Universal credit chaos shows the Tories see poverty as simply a lifestyle choice
Universal credit has become a parliamentary inconvenience for Theresa May and the Tories. May has struggled to justify…
Poverty
Labour will shatter the economic consensus that has seen homelessness double, says Corbyn
Labour will not defend an economic model that sees four million children live in poverty, Jeremy Corbyn has…
Joe Anderson: Universal credit could mean Christmas is cancelled for struggling families
“When you’ve got nothing you’ve got nothing to lose”, sang Bob Dylan. Unfortunately that’s not true. When you’ve…
Stench of decay and defection haunts this miserable Blukip coalition in my town
A few weeks ago, the three UKIP councillors elected to Plymouth city council since 2014 defected to the…
Labour sets out plans for £10 living wage to end Osborne’s pay “con”
Labour today continues its wave of campaigning with a pledge to end the “unprecedented” squeeze on wages. Rebecca…
Class is at the heart of the gambling menace – so Labour must tighten the law
With chancellor Philip Hammond apparently having scrapped the review into fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), now is the time…
Alan Johnson: Being poor means being powerless – so we must lend a hand in the fight against poverty
I decided not to fight this election and to spend more time with my family – having checked…
Momentum: Labour is on the road to government with this conviction politician
After presidential elections in the US, advisers and strategists for both sides traditionally debate the merits of their…
Bean over Britain: Dan Jarvis on the manifesto, tackling poverty and why the headline on the 10pm news still matters
Labour’s Dan Jarvis has been the MP for Barnsley Central since 2011, when a by-election was triggered after…
Dan Jarvis: Tory manifesto shows Theresa May has assumed the politics of Trump
But for the enormous tragedy of events in Manchester, the last week would have been a tale of…
