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Tag Archives: Welfare
How Ed Miliband could build on his Conservative idea
The more I read about this welfare cap, the crosser I get. Not because it will take money away from anyone – far from it, frankly; more because it will still give people who don’t work over three times the … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Benefits, Ed Miliband, Minimum Wage, Squeezed Middle, Welfare, Welfare reform
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Everything must change
A much mocked quote last year, spoken by Steve Hilton according to Andrew Rawnsley, was that “[e]verything must have changed by 2015. Everything”. The important and simple point that Steve Hilton was making was I believe this: sound economic management … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society
Tagged 2015, Change, Competence, NHS, Re-engaging Voters, Schools, Trust, Welfare
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Inequality or moral breakdown?
Effectively, the analysis of the riot is starting to fall into these two camps. It is either because they don’t have enough HD TVs, or too many. It is either because they had too much money from benefits, or not … Continue reading
Hard cases make bad law – how not to legislate after the London riots
Last week a YouGov poll for the Sun revealed that one in three people polled believed the police should use live ammunition against rioters. This was one of the many extraordinary pieces of information that rolled across the bottom of news … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Criminal Justice, Making a Difference, Riots, Sentencing, Social Media, Welfare
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