UK child death rate among worst in western Europe, say experts

Study's authors surprised by poor performance after they find only Malta has more deaths of children under five
by JJ
on May 2
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Personal Independence Payments are a Punishment of the Poor and Ill

PIP should be a national scandal: Iain Duncan Smith's new system already has a huge backlog and people are dying waiting
by JJ
on Apr 30
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MAKE NO MISTAKE: Iain Duncan Smith wants the end of social security

Don't let the bluster, incompetence and misinformation obscure the Quiet Man's true, Tory purpose: destroying the welfare safety net
by JJ
on Dec 11
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At last, a report that skewers Iain Duncan Smith’s welfare policies

We Are Spartacus releases its 'almanac of condemnation', a devastating critique of welfare reforms backed with case studies
by JJ
on Dec 10
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Pauper management by G4S, Serco and Atos is inspired by a punitive past

The coaltion's use of private companies to manage the most vulnerable amongst us is inspired by half a millennium of Poor Laws
by JJ
on Nov 26
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Eight Trades Union general secretaries attack Rachel Reeves for her ‘tougher than Tories’ welfare pledge

Eight union leaders attack Labour's newly promoted employment spokeswoman for 'bashing the victims of failure'
by JJ
on Oct 20
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‘Can’t work through stress? Tough luck if you are poor’ ~ An exhausted banker gets unlikely sympathy from the City. Atos shows no sign of following this example

An exhausted banker gets unlikely sympathy from the City. Atos shows no sign of following this example
by JJ
on Oct 20
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How the SNP can still win the vote for an independent Scotland: The Yes camp can turn the debate around by focusing on the dismantling of the welfare state south of the border

The YES Scotland campaign can turn the debate around by focusing on the dismantling of the welfare state south of the border
by JJ
on Oct 17
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It’s immoral to have food banks in one of the world’s richest countries: “These ‘genetically poor’ folk are returning food because they cannot afford to heat it up”

'Genetically poor' folk are returning food from the foodbank because they cannot afford to heat it up
by JJ
on Oct 17
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‘The Tories are creating a hostile environment – not just for migrants’ : It doesn’t matter if policies work – only that they come down hard on “malingerers” and migrants

With an election not far away, it doesn't matter if policies work – only that they come down hard on "malingerers" and migrants, writes John Harris
by JJ
on Oct 14
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Labour will be tougher than IDS on benefits, promises party’s new welfare chief Rachel Reeves

Labour will be tougher than IDS on benefits Labour's new Shadow DWP Rachel Reeves promises
by JJ
on Oct 14
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