Jackie Long
Child poverty: rhetoric and reality
While ministers wring their hands about the official definition of poverty, low-paid workers are embarrassed and isolated.
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Jackie Long
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Standard Life could move out of an independent Scotland
The argument for Scottish independence suffers a set-back as Standard Life says it could move away from the country in the event of a “Yes” vote, and RBS reports increased losses.
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Disability benefits contractor runs into trouble
There are problems with the delivery of the Personal Independence Payment, the new benefit to replace the Disability Living Allowance.
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Bedroom tax ‘unlawful’ appeal rejected by court
The court of appeal upholds the legality of government cutbacks in the benefits system, as judges reject accusations that the so-called “bedroom tax” unlawfully discriminates against the disabled.
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Heat or eat? Church of England bishops’ hunger plea
Twenty-seven bishops condemn the government’s “punitive” welfare reforms, which they say have forced people into food and fuel poverty.
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Benefits reforms: a ‘deeply immoral’ smokescreen?
As the prime minister insists that he has a strong moral case for welfare reform, campaigners warn that, in an already unequal society, the changes are falling unfairly on the poorest.
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‘Difficult, if not impossible’ for Scotland to join the EU
The European Commission president says member states are unlikely to agree to a newly independent Scotland joining the EU. The Scottish government says his comments are “preposterous”.
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Archbishop of Westminster attacks welfare reforms
Vincent Nichols, the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in England and Wales, says the government has torn away the safety net for the poor and hungry, creating a “dramatic crisis”.
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Back home and priced out: meet the lost generation
Their parents were the baby boomers. But young people today are shut out of the housing and jobs markets – and shouldering the burden of Britain’s debt. Channel 4 News meets the lost generation.
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Why is government website carrying fake jobs?
The government’s Jobmatch website is carrying bogus vacancies from nine online recruitment agencies run by a Baptist deacon in Coventry, who makes money by encouraging visitors to post their CVs.
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FactCheck: who runs Britain’s quangos?
Are the Conservatives stuffing public bodies with political appointees? And if so, are they just following Labour’s lead? FactCheck investigates.
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Over half of sickness benefit claims rejected – new figures
Almost a million people have been found fit to work by the Department of Work and Pensions over the last five years.
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Britons better off? Cameron says pay is rising
The Conservatives are taking on Labour in the “cost of living crisis” debate, saying that statistics show take-home pay has risen over the last year. But Labour disputes the figures.
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Coalition putting stop to ‘Benefits Street’ Britain – IDS
The work and pensions secretary defends the coalition’s welfare reforms, which he says are making people feel “more secure” about the future.
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Rachel Reeves: It is ‘incredibly tough’ for families
Rachel Reeves, shadow work and pensions secretary, tells Channel 4 News that even though unemployment has dropped, a “cost of living crisis” remains and things are “incredibly tough” for families.
