An aspiration nation
An aspiration nation. That’s how George Osborne described the UK in his fourth budget. A budget that brings some fortune to big business, home owners and tax avoiders but gives…
Scotland's GPs Call for an End to ATOS Assessments
Scotland's GP's have called for to an end to the Government's controversial, computer-based 'Work Capability Assessments' carried out by French IT multinational Atos Origin for the DWP with "immediate effect":…
Workfare to be challenged in the courts.
Workfare is a programme whereby anyone who has been claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) for 6 months can be sent to work for major multinational companies like Tesco, Poundland and Sainsbury’s…
Why IDS gives me IBS
It costs a lot of money to run Britain. We have universal healthcare. We have a schools system that offers free education to the age of 18. We have an…
On the Coalition’s Plans for Welfare Reform
We don't know all the details of IDS's plans on welfare reform yet, but Fraser Nelson in The Spectator has a few details. It looks likely the plans will roll…
The TaxPayers’ Alliance: Not Entirely Wrong
The Tax Payers' Alliance (TPA) have a new report on welfare reform. Don Paskini's already had a review of it over on Liberal Conspiracy. He makes some interesting points but…