This is my last attempt to persuade @nataliben and @carolinelucas to to start a political sea change. Rather than spoon feed them with exerpts as I said I would, either […]

The Universal Credit was meant to be the jewel in the crown of the government’s welfare reform strategy. Johnny Void’s blogs reveal just how far the reality falls short of […]

A comment on my last blog was “The party that changes people’s attitudes is the one that often wins elections”. Natalie made a start last Sunday when Andrew Neil asked […]

Hi Natalie and Caroline. Over the next few weeks and blogs, I shall bombard you with excerpts from Dynamic Benefits. Of course, I think of myself as supplying you with […]

Last Sunday Natalie Bennett was on Radio 4, the Westminster Hour, on welfare benefits. First, I must say how impressive Natalie is under fire. This was Carolyn Quinn’s opening salvo: […]

Although I share the condemnation of George Osborne, in one respect he is right: the benefits system did need an overhaul. But using Philpott as an alibi for crucifying the […]

I refer Iain Duncan Smith to the 2009 report Dynamic Benefits he commissioned http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk The first part is a thorough, devastating critique of means testing, which creates a strong work […]