Faisal Islam
All in it together?
Britain’s ageing population means fewer working people to pay for an ever-larger welfare bill. So is intergenerational friction inevitable?
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Can credit unions really wallop Wonga?
The Archbishop of Canterbury says he wants a more ethical lending model to “out-compete” payday loan companies. But are credit unions up to the challenge?
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Soaring cost of disabled benefit appeals revealed
The cost of appeals against disabled benefit sanctions has more than trebled in four years, the government has revealed.
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Detroit files for bankruptcy – so what happens next?
“Let me be blunt: Detroit is broke.” Michigan’s governor says the city has gone bankrupt after 60 years of decline. But can the city that was once a symbol of industrial might bounce back?
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Estate of mind: politics, design and social housing
As a notorious, now regenerated, council estate gets shortlisted for a coveted architectural award – Channel 4 News wonders if this is a sign of social housing en vogue, or a system that is broken.
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Which ministers pay workers a London living wage?
A trophy for the best, a mop and bucket for the worst – campaigners go to Whitehall to expose which departments are paying workers a London living wage.
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NHS braced for hospital deaths report
A report into serious hospital failures that reports suggest may have caused 13,000 needless deaths at 14 health trusts, is expected to say that the Mid-Staffs scandal was not a one-off.
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Gary Gibbon
Welfare cap goes national
Is the benefits cap being rolled out nationally just before the proverbial guano hits the ventilation in the pilots?
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Benefits cap of £500-a-week begins
The new benefits cap, meaning couples and lone parents can receive no more than £500 a week from the state, is rolled out from Monday. But David Cameron’s Twitter endorsement of the cap backfires.
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Gary Gibbon
Tory MP: Cameron stance on Ipsa ‘disgraceful’
Politicians are seething over plans by the independent authority which sets parliamentary salaries to recommend a 9 per cent rise for MPs.
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FactCheck: who runs the country?
Will we get a “parliament of toffs” if we refuse to pay MPs more? Or perhaps the rich already dominate the House of Commons… How much do we really know about the background of the people who represent us?
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MPs awarded bumper 10 per cent pay boost
Backlash over MPs pay is expected as the independent authority that sets parliamentary salaries announces a bumper MP wage boost of more than £8,000.
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Universal credit: the winners and losers
It is meant to make work pay, but a new report says universal credit could mean that some families with children end up with less money in their pockets.
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Jackie Long
Bedroom tax ’causes real hardship’
The government calls it a “spare room subsidy” – the system brought in 100 days ago to try to reduce “under-occupancy” in social housing.
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‘Show restraint’ over MPs’ pay, urges David Cameron
David Cameron is urging “restraint” as reports emerge that MPs will be in line for a bumper pay rise – whilst deputy prime minister Nick Clegg says he will turn down a major pay rise.
