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A view on the Work Programme

My favourite in the Work Programme is the contradiction with the personalisation and choice agenda. ...

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Mixed forecast

This year’s Cities Outlook report from Centre for Cities paints a picture of growing disparities ...

Communities Good Local Economics

This is welfare abolition, not welfare reform

When Cameron says he wants to cut the benefits bill by £18bn he’s pointing directly ...

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The other side of the skills debate

Skills within the workforce are too often neglected – particularly among the lowest paid, argues ...

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Trading Places Challenge

The serious message: how difficult is it to live on JSA and how impossible is ...

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Procurement that’s proactive and innovative

As we move towards an outcome focus in policy, it is important that procurement and ...

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Is poverty out of control?

Julia Unwin argues poverty in the UK should not be accepted as a fact of ...

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Ten reasons to care about economic inequality

Putting money into the pockets of those who need it most is vital but these ...

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Are the new youth contracts up to the job?

I welcome the government’s response to the youth unemployment problem but believe action should have ...

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This nightmare before Christmas can have a happy ending

The best stories are about truisms. In this case, every generation despairs of the younger ...