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Aspiration, Work and Childcare
Aspiration is the Government’s word of the day. But what does the Government mean by it? A statement from Mr Cameron’s spokesman when defending the latest childcare plan may give us a clue: When asked...
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More nonsense about the cost of welfare – and why it is a myth that never dies.
“Benefits spending up £6.4billion in just three months,” cries the Daily Telegraph.This is simply not true. What is true is that the predicted costs of the total welfare system over the next 5 years...
View ArticlePhilpott: Twisting one story to tar a whole section of our society.
The report “The lies we tell ourselves” includes the following paragraph “It is always possible to find examples of individual good or bad behaviour, including by people living in poverty. It is also...
View ArticleDWP’s cleverly worded truth, leads to very many lies
This morning’s DODS parliamentary briefing carried a story under the headline. 1 Million ‘STUCK ON BENEFITS’ One million people capable of working are “stuck” on benefits, the Work and Pensions...
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Guest Post: Tackling the scandal of food poverty in 21st century Britain
Today our Friends at Church Action on Poverty and Oxfam have launched a report highlighting the scandal of people living in the UK today who have not enough food for themselves or their children. The...
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11 Churches, 4 Nations, 1 Message: Truth about poverty please Mr Cameron
Churches and charities from all four nations of the UK, have come together to write to the Prime Minister to ask that government ministers cease to say untrue things about those in poverty. UPDATED: A...
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