Ireland’s Basic Income for Artists Has Been a Runaway Success. Why Is the Government so Nervous About Expanding It?
Ellen McVeigh
It’s boosted the Irish economy by £88m.
Tag: benefits
The Welfare Bill Is a Patronising Moral Crusade to Save Disabled People From Ourselves
Rick Burgess
Genocide abroad and democide at home.
Labour Wants to Force Banks to Spy on Their Most Vulnerable Customers
Harriet Williamson
‘A two-tier justice system.’
How Labour Is Using Biased AI to Determine Benefit Claims
Harriet Williamson
A DWP director said: ‘You have to [have] bias to catch fraudsters.’
Meet the Disabled Activist Taking the UK Government to Court
Harriet Williamson
‘Keir Starmer sees disabled people as a real threat.’
The Budget Is Socialism for the Rich, Austerity for the Poor
James Meadway
Think of the bankers.
The Tories Are Fast-Tracking Misery While They Still Can
Moya Lothian-McLean
Salting the earth is the order of the day.
Parents Are Having to Steal Formula Milk. Make It Free Again
Sarah Woolley
Bring back National Milk.
Wow! The Tories Are Planning to ‘Level Up’ Britain Again
James Morrison
It means almost nothing.
The DWP Is ‘Unlawfully’ Chasing People to Pay Back Benefits Claimed in Lockdown
Sophie K Rosa
Claimants are being made to feel 'like criminals'.
Right to Buy 2.0 is an Unmitigated Disaster
Ell Folan
Thatcher's zombie isn't going to save us.
We Cap Fuel Prices. Why Not Food?
Ella Thorold
It’s time to break the supermarkets' chokehold on our food systems.
Why Suspicion of Benefits ‘Scroungers’ Could Be About to Reach New Heights
Jim Kaufman & Jamie Redman
Those who can’t work may soon be forced to.
Britain’s Inhumane Benefits System Is Giving People PTSD
Jay Watts
Smile, you’re on universal credit.
The Capitalist War Being Waged on Disabled People
Ellen Clifford speaks to Michael Walker about her book “The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of Human Catastrophe”, including an explanation of the Social Model of Disability, the history of the Disabled People’s Movement, and the disastrous consequences of austerity policies.
This Isn’t Just About Universal Credit – Our Entire Benefits System Is a Joke
Andrew Fisher
This is a much bigger problem than the £20 cut.
Jobcentre Staff Were Taught to Inflict ‘Psychological Harm’ on the Unemployed
Sophie K Rosa
Top-down pressure and 'benefit scrounger' narratives encouraged staff to be 'cruel and inhumane'.
