An Open letter to fellow Labour MPs from John McDonnell
We’ve been sent the following letter which has been sent by John McDonnell to all Labour MPs, urging them…
welfare
Liam Byrne slams Lord Freud over likening benefit claimants to corpses – “The nasty party is well and truly back”
Speaking to the House Magazine, minister Lord Freud said, “I think you don’t have to be the corpse…
Labour’s welfare dilemma
Ed Miliband has argued that Labour’s position on welfare should do more to demand responsibility and reward contribution, sparking…
The reality of long term sickness and disability
When Jon asked me to write an article about social security for sick and disabled people I’ll confess,…
The case for Relational Welfare
By Hilary Cottam 80% of jobs available in Britain are never advertised but filled by word of mouth…
I’m tired of justifying my existence to Iain Duncan bloody Smith
Something I’ve noticed over the past couple of months, both as a councillor and an advice agency worker,…
Time travel does not yet exist. But the Tories are doing their best
This weekend, partly to escape the twin mountains of laundry and dishes that built up in my flat…
How to improve Labour’s general approach to welfare issues
In theory the Work Capability Assessment should be part of a process that makes sure that people who…
What might a revived contributory principle look like?
Social security’s the cause of much soul searching on the left: despite the legacy of Labour’s progressive universalism…
A new welfare bargain
Welfare is Labour’s toxic issue. Recent evidence comes from a YouGov poll for Prospect: 74 per cent agree…
