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The government must do more to promote freedom

By Mike Giles | Published: May 7, 2013

One rare piece of good news from the Tory-led government was Nick Clegg’s decision to block the so-called ‘Snoopers Charter’, a draft piece of fundamentally illiberal legislation which would have allowed the security services to monitor emails, text messages and internet browsing.

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Would staff at Sittingbourne really be better off as a result of Osborne’s tax and benefits changes?

By James Bloodworth | Published: April 4, 2013

This week, the Chancellor spoke to staff working at a supermarket depot in Sittingbourne, Kent, about changes to the tax and benefits system. But would staff at Sittingbourne really be better off as a result of Osborne’s tax and benefits changes?

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Osborne shows how out of touch he is. Again

By Ed Jacobs | Published: April 4, 2013

In a sign of how out of touch he has become, George Osborne yesterday said the Welsh government’s opposition to the coalition’s welfare reforms was “unbelievable”.

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How fair are changes to the benefits system?

By James Bloodworth | Published: April 2, 2013

To get an idea of just how fair the changes to the tax and welfare system are, Left Foot Forward have compiled a quick overview of some the changes and given them each a fairness score out of 10.

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Five things the government won’t tell you about Workfare

By James Bloodworth | Published: March 19, 2013

The Department of Work and Pensions today rushed through emergency legislation to ensure that job-seekers unfairly sanctioned by their policies are unable to claim compensation. This provides an opportunity to look at how utterly infective they have been at getting people into work.

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Welsh Tories propose tax cut for the wealthy

By Ed Jacobs | Published: February 26, 2013

The Welsh Conservatives are aping their colleagues in Westminster by calling for tax cuts for the very highest earners at a time when living standards are falling for the majority.

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Welfare to work scheme failing, say MPs

By James Bloodworth | Published: February 22, 2013

The government’s welfare-to-work scheme has been branded ‘extremely poor’ by MPs, who said the best performing provider only moved 5% of people off benefit and into work.

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Progressives can win the debate on welfare

By James Bloodworth | Published: February 20, 2013

It’s regularly assumed that progressives can’t win the debate on welfare, and must outflank conservative opinion from the right. But looking at polling data more closely, this might not be the case.

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Welsh low-middle income families hit hardest by welfare reforms

By Ed Jacobs | Published: February 19, 2013

The coalition’s government’s welfare reforms will hit low-middle income families in Wales the hardest, according to a report produced for the Welsh government.

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Majority of public want to maintain or increase welfare spending, according to new poll

By Left Foot Forward | Published: February 18, 2013

The public want more, not less, spent on welfare, the NHS and education, according to a new poll by ComRes for ITV.

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