Owen Smith: Universal Credit cuts show the hypocrisy of Tory claims to be the workers’ party
As wrongheaded Government decisions go, it’s hard to imagine one much worse than deciding to make 2.5…
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Tories’ tax credits shame shows they will never understand the reality of low pay
The higher minimum wage for over-25s is welcome, but the Government’s phoney living wage won’t hide their appalling…
New living wage an “act of deception” for millions facing cuts
Millions of people are set to be worse off despite today’s rise in the minimum wage, due to…
Six key mistakes in IDS’ six year reign of error
The bedroom tax Perhaps the most controversial of all of the spending cuts delivered by Iain Duncan Smith,…
Six Budget facts Osborne doesn’t want you to know
It has been 24 hours since George Osborne delivered his eighth Budget – a typical Tory package of…
Millions in poverty in Tory Britain despite working full-time
More and more families with children are struggling to meet basic living standards despite having at least one…
Disability, care and tax credits: why recipients of work replacement benefits are worse off than workers
Under the current benefits system, the main forms of working-age income-replacement benefits are Job Seeker’s Allowance, Employment and…
The latest universal credit figures are an embarrassment for the Tories
Yesterday, the Department of Work and Pensions published their latest figures for the number of people claiming universal credit.…
Shadow Minister Stephen Timms apologises to Iain Duncan Smith (sort of)
“I believe politicians should correct the record when they get things wrong” Your turn IDS…
8 questions Iain Duncan-Smith must now answer
In November 2011 Iain Duncan Smith promised – one million people would be on Universal Credit by April 2014.…
