Article by Laurie Penny – The NewStatesman Lucy Aldridge is on hunger strike. She is disabled, but her state benefits were suspended after she received a “death-in-service” payment for her 18-year-old son William, the youngest British soldier to be killed … Continue reading
Article by Polly Toynbee – The Guardian ‘A revolutionary moment,” Sir William Beveridge proclaimed 70 years ago this week, bringing hope to beleaguered wartime citizens. Labour swept to power in 1945, with his report a beacon for the good … Continue reading
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith has delivered a speech on the UK Government‘s welfare reforms to the House of Congress Ways and Means Committee in Washington DC. Here is the full transcript of his speech. … Continue reading
15TH may 2012 OPEN LETTER TO NEIL O’BRIEN – DIRECTOR OF POLICY EXCHANGE With reference to your article in the Daily Telegraph of 14th May 2012, I would like to bring you to book over some of your … Continue reading