Why has it taken Covid-19 for us to realise the importance of a safety net?
In the space of a fortnight, social, economic and political life in the UK has become unrecognisable. Our…
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As London Labour meets, let the party look to the capital for what we can achieve
London Labour will gather for its conference this weekend to reflect on the past and plan for the future. …
It’s not just the left Chuka: the whole world is waking up to the universal basic income
Yesterday the former shadow cabinet minister Chuka Umunna used a speech to the German British Forum to condemn the idea…
Universal credit chaos shows the Tories see poverty as simply a lifestyle choice
Universal credit has become a parliamentary inconvenience for Theresa May and the Tories. May has struggled to justify…
PMQs verdict: Corbyn emerges with credit as May plods on in work but not in power
Theresa May cannot get away from universal credit – and Jeremy Corbyn cannot get to it quickly enough.…
It would be painful but here’s why Labour should drop its £11bn tuition fees pledge
Labour didn’t win the last election but, if much of the media is to be believed, it was…
Joe Anderson: Universal credit could mean Christmas is cancelled for struggling families
“When you’ve got nothing you’ve got nothing to lose”, sang Bob Dylan. Unfortunately that’s not true. When you’ve…
Kate Green: We want it, the public wants it, so now is the time to be bold on welfare
The general election result suggests an appetite for Labour’s progressive and inclusive message, of hope for a better…
The Tories’ new toxicity gives Labour a chance to do the decent thing on welfare
The abandonment of some of the most regressive policies of the Conservative manifesto in the Queen’s Speech —…
If May moves away from austerity then it is because of Corbyn’s message of hope
Fighting for her political life, Theresa May reportedly told her shrunken band of MPs that “austerity is over”. Deep…
