The government’s evidence-free policy on benefit sanctions
You would think that the government, and the Department for Work and Pensions in particular, would have studied the evidence on the efficacy of benefit sanctions before they made the…
Brexit: What Will We See In 2025?
Since the vote to leave the EU on 23 June, the news has been dominated by Brexit. We’ve had rolling coverage of every statement about trade, single market membership and…
Selling off the Eurostar sets Britain apart from the rest of the world
In October 2021, the government announced it was to sell off its half of the Eurostar. This shouldn’t have come as a great surprise, as the government seems keen to…
NHS Whistleblowers Save Lives But Need Protection
Elsie Devine, is one of over 650 people who are estimated to have lost their lives at Gosport War Memorial Hospital in Hampshire over the period from 1989 to 2000.…
Securing the future of our public services
We all know about the different long term challenges facing our public services. The ageing population and the increase in people suffering from long term conditions, for example, have huge…
Labour Market Realities: Interview with an Uber Driver
Self-employment has been a major driver of job growth since the financial crisis. But this doesn’t mean there is a budding new generation of entrepreneurs – it illustrates the increasing…
Access All Areas for trade unions
National Organiser Martin Smith outlines the GMB’s Access All Areas campaign Our campaign for more rights for working people since 1997 has produced some real improvements in the lives of…
The Stakes: Social Housing
Every day in the UK, 150 families become homeless: the tip of the iceberg of Britain’s spiralling housing crisis. So what’s been going on? Why has the housing crisis worsened…
The Life That We Take For Granted
Professor Peter Beresford and Colin Slasberg assess Labour’s plans for a new independent living service The plan to create a National Care Service, as unveiled at Labour’s conference last month,…
“Too Little, Too Late” – Our Panel Respond to the Industrial Strategy White Paper
We asked our panel for their reactions to the government’s Industrial Strategy announced yesterday. “Too little, too late” – Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy The government’s Industrial…
First 100 Days – Tackling Inequality
Tackling Inequality Stewart Lansley Stewart is a visiting fellow at the University of Bristol and the co-author with Joanna Mack of Breadline Britain: The Rise of Mass Poverty. Achieving a…