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Out of the BBC or Daily Mail, please give me the Daily Mail any day!
Graphic from the Max Farquhar blog. I’m surrounded by lefties – I’d say virtually all of my 3000 friends on Facebook are Labour voters, and possibly the vast majority of my nearly 6000 followers...
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The man who coined the term ‘Bedroom tax’ is an expert in housing, and a...
There are reasons why the “bedroom tax” is so unpopular. It has all the right ingredients. It affects families that garner popular sympathy: foster parents, military families, and people caring for...
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The article by Rachel Reeves MP is a ‘two fingers’ at disabled citizens, and...
It is actually massively upsetting. For many citizens, hardworking or not, Ed Miliband was finally beginning to show ‘green shoots’ in his leadership. His conference speech in Brighton...
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Owen Jones and the case for engagement at #NetrootsUK
Source: @JonWorth, tweet Pervasive in yesterday’s successful #NetrootsUK day at Congress House here in London was how people could feel part of Society. Not a Big Society, just Society. Nick...
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Data-driven policy has its problems, but single issues are alive and well
Michael Green is not just the ‘alter ego’ of Grant Shapps, whose personal image continues on its ‘slow burn’ after a mass of ridiculous stories concerning his business activities. Michael Green is...
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Spoonies: the demonization of the disabled class
A ‘spoonie’ is possibly as well known a term as ‘chav’. A spoonie is someone living with a chronic illness. The word is apparently derived from The Spoon Theory written by Christine...
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The man who coined the term 'Bedroom tax' is an expert in housing, and a...
There are reasons why the “bedroom tax” is so unpopular. It has all the right ingredients. It affects families that garner popular sympathy: foster parents, military families, and people caring for...
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The work of Burnham and Kendall will be futile if Reeves carries on like this
The contrast with the content and style of Liz Kendall’s talk to the Fabian Society, at the headquarters of Scope in Islington last week, could not be more striking. For many citizens, hardworking or...
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Whole person care: disability still remains an exciting context for this policy
Of all the issues facing society, there is possibly not one medical issue which affects more systems in the body more? Alcohol misuse or abuse is a risk factor for various pathologies of the gut (e.g....
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The Autumn Statement graphically demonstrates ‘the long term plan’ isn’t working
It’s the cost of living, stupid. The Autumn Statement graphically demonstrates ‘the long term plan’ isn’t working. George Osborne is expected to provide good news as usual for millionaire pals, while...
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