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Yvette Cooper: 'everyone will be better off in work'
“In the 1980s youth unemployment continued to rise for four years after the recession ended. A generation of talent was wasted. We are determined that must never happen again, so we will guaran… more →
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Yvette Cooper: 'everyone will be better off in work'
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harpymarx wrote 1 week ago: “In the 1980s youth unemployment continued to rise for four years after the recession ended. A … more →
December 2009 - Federal "Monthly Budget Review" Review
Jason wrote 2 weeks ago: Here’s a PDF link to this article for printing. Welcome to my “Monthly Budget Review … more →
More new plans in dealing with mental distress (Ooo I just can't wait!)
harpymarx wrote 2 weeks ago: So NL is creating a whole plethora of policies to help people with mental distress (one area being m … more →
JRF: Poverty, unemployment and repossessions on the rise years before the recession began
harpymarx wrote 2 weeks ago: With all the superficial and scratching at the surface policies by NL regarding poverty has done, er … more →
Mental distress, CBT and employment
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harpymarx wrote 2 weeks ago: From Monday the DWP will announce that mental health co-ordinators will be based in Jobcentres. The … more →
Frank wants a field day to shaft the Poor....
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harpymarx wrote 3 weeks ago: One of my favourite oft quoted phrases is Gramsci’s pessimism of the intellect, optimism of th … more →
Welfare Reform Bill receives Royal Assent
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harpymarx wrote 1 month ago: I forgot to inform but the Welfare Reform Bill has received Royal Assent. Lord Freud said he wouldn … more →
Benefit sanctions don't work!
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harpymarx wrote 1 month ago: Sir Richard Tilt, chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) has spoken regarding sancti … more →
NL continues its miserable progress to oblivion
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harpymarx wrote 1 month ago: I really truly want to use a few choice words such as bastard scumbags in describing the fact that t … more →
Broken society Cameron style....
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harpymarx wrote 1 month ago: So just picture the scene…. lone parent, disabled person, job seeker, all queuing up outside t … more →
Welfare Reform Bill back in the Commons this week
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harpymarx wrote 1 month ago: So it seems the Welfare Reform Bill is on course to go back to the Commons on the 10 November for co … more →
'Cos it is all about benefit fraud...
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harpymarx wrote 1 month ago: Here we go again….. Theresa May is ‘truly shocked’…. Shocked at what? Benefi … more →
Say it once, say it again, say it loud...the private sector can't run the benefits system!
harpymarx wrote 1 month ago: My first reaction reading this research from the DWP was a rather crude exclamation of ‘no sh*t Sher … more →
'Welfare Reform leaves single parents in a one-sided deal'....says Gingerbread
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harpymarx wrote 1 month ago: This press release from Gingerbread Welfare reforms starting today mean 68,000 more single parents w … more →
DLA: the plot thickens
harpymarx wrote 2 months ago: The plot thickens…………. One avenue I do want to close down, however, is the d … more →
Tories proposals for welfare reform
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harpymarx wrote 2 months ago: An article I have written for the latest Labour Briefing on the Tories proposals for welfare reform. … more →
DLA: just what is going on 'ere?!
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harpymarx wrote 2 months ago: From Hansard Asked By Lord Ashley of Stoke To ask Her Majesty’s Government which elements of disabil … more →
Lies, damn lies and DWP statistics
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harpymarx wrote 2 months ago: In the 80s and early 90s, including the recession, the number of people claiming incapacity benefit … more →
When it comes to the crunch....
harpymarx wrote 2 months ago: Local authority benefit services have experienced a 5-15% increase in caseloads over recent months, … more →
