Labour to vote against Welfare Uprating Bill (and table amendment to introduce a compulsory jobs guarantee)
Labour will challenge the Government to back its plan for a compulsory jobs guarantee for the long term…
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Morning Report: Westminster awakes as Nick and Dave rekindle their romance
Dedicated LabourList readers will remember that (long ago) we used to do a feature called “Morning Report” each…
Welfare reform must ensure people working earn more than those on benefits, says Balls
Labour will never credibly out-do the Tories on a “tough” approach on welfare
Long-term unemployment has exploded in the last 2 years: a gut-wrenching 146% increase. That’s not down to an…
There’s nothing Labour about unemployment – but compulsory work is only worthwhile if it’s good work
The compulsory job scheme plans announced by Ed Balls this morning have received a thoroughly unsurprising response. The…
My local Tory MP, and his vicious attack on benefit claimants
Earlier this week Elmet and Rothwell Conservative MP Alec Shelbrooke launched a vicious attack on families and individuals…
Welfare cuts and the death of Compassionate Conservatism
The Autumn Statement of two weeks ago was the final nail in the coffin of ‘compassionate conservatism’. The…
To avoid Osborne’s benefit trap Labour must change the debate
From a political point of view George Osborne’s autumn statement was a success, in that a week since…
Labour to launch “The price of Tory failure” campaign online and in marginal seats
Labour will roll out the next phase of their fightback on Osborne’s welfare/tax credits trap today with a…
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…
