Comment Second leaked DWP whistleblower document shows welfare sanctions targets are widespread On Friday we showed you a shocking letter (leaked by a DWP whistleblower) that revealed the DWP’s secret… 25th March, 2013, 8:05 pm
News Ian Mearns MP explains why he resigned as a PPS As we reported yesterday, Gateshead MP Ian Mearns resigned as a PPS following his rebellion against the party… 22nd March, 2013, 7:06 pm
News Liam Byrne writes to IDS over sanctions whistleblower As the Guardian reported today, there’s a whistleblower in the DWP who has revealed a secret league table… 22nd March, 2013, 1:55 pm
News Shocking DWP whistleblower letter shows targets for sanctions in action This morning the Guardian ran a piece on a DWP whistleblower which revealed that a Job Centre in… 22nd March, 2013, 11:36 am
Comment Welfare sanctions vote – the fallout continues The fallout from Tuesday’s welfare sanctions vote – and the sizeable Labour rebellion – has rumbled on into… Mark Ferguson 22nd March, 2013, 8:21 am
Comment 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 21st March, 2013, 10:58 am
Comment 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… Mark Ferguson 21st March, 2013, 8:14 am
Budget 2013 Miliband shows his us his passion and flair (but where was that yesterday Ed?) Before the Budget statement Ed Miliband was careful not to use any material that anyone would remember afterwards.… Mark Ferguson 20th March, 2013, 5:02 pm
News Labour’s 43 welfare sanctions rebels Update: Actually – there were more than 40 Labour MPs rebelling tonight – there were 43. 40 MPs… Mark Ferguson 19th March, 2013, 9:54 pm
Comment 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 –… Liam Byrne 18th March, 2013, 5:11 pm