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The great government cover-up

The Public Accounts Committee published its latest progress report into Universal Credit last week and ...

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Ukip is dictating the policies of all mainstream parties

The first Tory poster of the campaign proclaims ‘let’s stay on the road to recovery’ ...

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We need a contingency plan against inequality

The thing I fear most for 2015 is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). ...

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Stephen Hewitt obituary: A rebel with a cause

Stephen Hewitt has died from cancer on 24th of October 2014 aged 56. He worked ...

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Why did IDS keep his job despite welfare reform fiasco?

There were an awful lot of people hoping that Iain Duncan Smith would be defenestrated ...

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‘Tough love’ for jobseekers played down after Miller’s ‘mistake’

Miller’s ‘mistake’ has made it terribly embarrassing to go bragging about how you’re going to ...

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For truly shocking reality TV, tune into the Parliament channel

If you want really shocking reality television about social security then I suggest you tune ...

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Bring on the ‘real’ sharing economy

Any ‘sharing economy’ model where money changes hands can’t really contribute to regeneration: someone is ...

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New empty shop ‘rights’ mean more bookies on the high street

With Fixed Odds Betting Terminals averaging £900 per week profit per machine, under the relaxed ...

Local Government Regeneration

The ‘right way’ to riot

Bristol greeted the news of Margaret Thatcher’s death with a customary bout of rioting. Maybe ...