In recent weeks, the Conservative Party launched a private opinion poll in marginal seats to survey how receptive public opinion […]
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15
Apr
2013
Opinion on welfare
A wide-reaching raft of welfare reforms took effect recently leading to a number of polls examining how much the British […]
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15
Apr
2013
April 2013 Welfare changes
April brings significant changes in the welfare system, supporting what the conservative government have labelled as a Britain for “hard […]
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Written by Dr Floyd Millen, yesMinister Director I recently attended the Leonard Steinberg memorial lecture at which the Secretary of […]
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18
May
2012
Billions lost due to complex benefit system
A report has found that as a result of complex benefit system £1.1 billion had been lost in fraud and […]
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The homeless charity Shelter Scotland has warned that the Welfare Reform Act 2012 will increase the number of people falling […]
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“We’re giving a true picture rather than an artificial one.” Employment Minister Chris Grayling has accused the previous Labour […]
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06
Mar
2012
Welfare reform: Tower Hamlets signs pledge
Councillors, community groups and the Mayor of Tower Hamlets have all signed a pledge which laments the affect changes […]
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Official statistics on pre-Work Programme employment support, including Get Britain Working measures up to and including […]
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Welfare reforms clear Parliament
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After the Government’s welfare reforms cleared Parliament. David Cameron declared “an historic step in the biggest welfare revolution in over […]
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