Literacy is the key to unlocking the potential of millions
If you are reading this, count yourself lucky; you are not one of the 1 in 5 adults…
Rachel Reeves
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…
Green and Reeves both call for government to “sack Atos”
This afternoon the Labour leadership called for the government to “sack Atos” after it was revealed that they’re…
“I know we all look the same” – Tory Philip Hammond mixes up Liz Kendall and Rachel Reeves on Question Time
Liz Kendall and Rachel Reeves are two of the highest-fliers from the 2010 intake, and have both done…
Contributory welfare – politically prudent, morally misguided
Rachel Reeves’s announcement last week that Labour are considering increasing JSA payments for those with four years’ worth…
LabourList readers don’t expect Miliband to win a majority in 2015
There’s decidedly mixed news for Ed Miliband from the latest LabourList weekly survey. Whilst the vast majority of…
Labour’s compulsory skills training for the unemployed – would it work?
Labour’s big announcement on welfare today is the proposed introduction of new skills courses in English and maths for people…
Labour and welfare – Merely direction of travel so far
So, after 3 months in the job, today, Rachel Reeves made her first major speech on our social…
Rachel Reeves speech: A One Nation Approach to Social Security – Taking the Next Steps
Speak to IPPR, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rachel Reeves said: I’d like to thank…
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…
