People are furious at Philip Hammond’s latest multi-billion pound plan
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A new report shows young people are at risk of ‘destitution’ because of the DWP’s cruel system
A new report has warned that some young people are at risk of "destitution" because benefit levels are so low. ...
Councils are ‘screening millions of older people out of accessing benefits’, says charity
On 23 May, charity Age UK published a report entitled Everything is online nowadays. It warns that elderly people who ...
Here’s what the £30m royal wedding bill could have funded in Austerity Britain
Although the total figure isn't fully known, it's been widely reported that the royal wedding will cost £32m. What is known ...
The Daily Mail hit peak hypocrisy with its royal wedding coverage today
The Daily Mail can't leave the royal wedding alone. But a column published on 17 May highlights how twisted the parasitic relationship ...
The cost of Trident has just spiralled even more out of control
On Monday 14 May, the government announced it had signed off on spending nearly £1bn more on the Trident nuclear ...
It took the BBC 800 attempts to get an MP on to talk about a DWP benefit cut
A flagship BBC current affairs programme has said it took it 800 attempts to get an MP on to discuss ...
Jeremy Corbyn and Caroline Lucas praise book about people ‘marginalised and silenced’ by austerity
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas have backed a photographic book about people whose lives ...
Labour is set to win a key council at the elections after a very surprising endorsement
Barnet Labour council candidates standing in the May elections received an endorsement from the most unlikely source recently. During a ...
It’s official: the government has increased benefits for the rich, while cutting them for the poor
It's been revealed that since 2010 the government has increased the amount of state benefits to the richest 20% of the ...
While children are going hungry, the government spends millions on luxury travel
Against a relentless backdrop of cuts, two Whitehall government departments have blown over £10m on luxury travel. This news comes ...
More bad news for the DWP as the high court finds part of one of its flagship policies unlawful
There's been more bad news for the DWP. The high court has ruled that part of one its policies over ...
Before Theresa May starts shaking the magic money tree, consider the costs of war
In the days since Theresa May denounced the use of chemical weapons in Douma, threats of military intervention against Syria ...
Homeless deaths have more than doubled over the last five years
A study by The Guardian found that the number of homeless people dying on the streets or in temporary accommodation ...
While police struggle in London, here’s how many officers are tackling women protesting fracking in Lancashire
Leaked Home Office documents say Conservative cuts to the police force have "likely contributed" to a rise in violent crime. ...
Satirical news reporter Jonathan Pie tells us why the Tories’ response to rising crime rates is ‘idiotic’
In his latest video, the satirical 'news reporter' Jonathan Pie rants about the “idiocy” of the Tories’ response to rising ...
Even the government’s own adviser is warning about a ‘backlash’ from universal credit
A government adviser is warning of a "backlash" when millions of people transfer to universal credit. According to thinktank Resolution ...
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