Welfare

Build back better? A post-pandemic attack on social benefits

The empty rhetoric of ‘building back better’ and ‘levelling up’ are thinly veiled attacks on welfare for working-class people, argues John Clarke
Welfare that makes you ill: the cruelty of the DWP

Lucette Davies condemns the cruelty and inhumanity of Tory welfare policies, and argues that activism can make the difference that will force change
The cruelty of the Tory Universal Credit cut

Government talk of ‘levelling up’ is cynical spin, as the £20 UC cut demonstrates a determination to punish the already poor, argues Steph Pike
We can and must stop the cuts to Universal Credit, let’s bang our pots

We cannot let the Tories get away with their wholesale attacks on the poorest in society, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
No money for school meals but Johnson found £16.5bn extra for the military

Boris Johnson has chosen to up defence spending over the necessary measures to protect lives during a pandemic, writes Lindsey German
The hidden history of American radicalism: the campaign for the Workers' Unemployment Insurance Bill

The little-known story of working class organising for a Communist-led initiative in 1930s America challenges assumptions about US workers’ conservatism, argues Chris Wright
Working people shouldn't be penalised for staying at home

From sick pay you can't live on to bad credit scores, the government is pushing working people further into financial difficulty, writes Laura Smith
Universal Credit: a coronavirus catch-22

People could lose money if they claim UC under the new proposals, reports Jim Scott
The People vs The Government - People's Assembly statement

The People's Assembly Against Austerity's statement on the coronavirus crisis and the demands we're making
Honouring Iain Duncan Smith is an insult to his victims

The decimator of the welfare system and the architect of Universal Credit who has caused so much death and misery should not be honoured, argues Mona Kamal
Pensions: the system isn't working

We need a radically different system based on needs that works for pensioners and young people alike, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
Austerity Britain is destroying our mental health

As those most affected by austerity Britain blame themselves, we must turn attention to the real culprits, argues Karen Buckley
Universal Credit: the cruellest cut

The Tory government's welfare reform programme ruins lives and must be scrapped, argues Steph Pike
We must stop Universal Credit now: it's already wrecking lives

The government has pushed the full roll-out of Universal Credit further down the road, but we must stop it altogether, argues John Rees
Universal Credit: pausing is not enough, abolish it

Universal credit is not about 'reform', it's about the Tories penalising the poor, argues Steph Pike
Universal Credit: gross incompetence or calculated cruelty?

After the defeat for the government over its welfare reforms, we have to do everything we can to sweep it away
For Whose Benefit? The Everyday Realities of Welfare Reform

For Whose Benefit? shows how the hard-won rights to social security have become stigmatised through a series of in-depth interviews, finds Jacqueline Mulhallen
This is our time, but we have to organise - weekly briefing

The left is on the front foot - we can't let this moment pass
Theresa the Granny’s house snatcher

The Tories' inept flailing around on their social care plans shows that the market can't solve the problem
NHS: Britain is in a humanitarian crisis

The roots of the precarious state of our welfare system lie in the Tories' austerity policies, writes Ollie Turnbull
Autumn Statement: different Chancellor, Same Tune

Despite the Autumn Statement's projection for the future being bleak, the Tory austerity project remains in place, argues Adam Tomes
Hunger Pains: Life inside Foodbank Britain

Austerity policies targeting the benefits system have created enormous suffering, as a study of the rise of foodbanks shows, finds Ellen Graubart
Critical condition: saving Homerton Hospital

Threatened privatisation at Homerton Hospital has sparked a local campaign. Ellen Graubart reports on how government plans for the NHS are being resisted
The biggest anti-nuclear march in a generation

Saturday's march against the renewal of Britain's nuclear weapons was angry, political and full of hope, reports Tom Griffiths
Labour resigns as the Opposition

Yesterday’s vote could well be a milestone in the decline of the Labour Party. It was a shameful spectacle to see Labour's majority abstaining writes John Westmoreland
Losing your home: explaining the Coalition's eviction epidemic

The Tory war on welfare is implicated in the growing numbers of evictions finds Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi in the third part of her investigation into housing in Coalition Britain
Good Times, Bad Times: The Welfare Myth of Them and Us

Good Times, Bad Times exposes pernicious myths about the welfare state, and shows how much the great majority of us benefit from it, finds Ellen Graubart
Who are the real spongers?

Graphic showing the vast scale of the Bank bailouts compared to estimates of benefit fraud for the last ten years

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Welfare

Welfare

The empty rhetoric of ‘building back better’ and ‘levelling up’ are thinly veiled attacks on welfare for working-class people, argues John Clarke

Lucette Davies condemns the cruelty and inhumanity of Tory welfare policies, and argues that activism can make the difference that will force change

Government talk of ‘levelling up’ is cynical spin, as the £20 UC cut demonstrates a determination to punish the already poor, argues Steph Pike

We cannot let the Tories get away with their wholesale attacks on the poorest in society, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg

Boris Johnson has chosen to up defence spending over the necessary measures to protect lives during a pandemic, writes Lindsey German

The little-known story of working class organising for a Communist-led initiative in 1930s America challenges assumptions about US workers’ conservatism, argues Chris Wright

From sick pay you can't live on to bad credit scores, the government is pushing working people further into financial difficulty, writes Laura Smith

People could lose money if they claim UC under the new proposals, reports Jim Scott

The People's Assembly Against Austerity's statement on the coronavirus crisis and the demands we're making

The decimator of the welfare system and the architect of Universal Credit who has caused so much death and misery should not be honoured, argues Mona Kamal

We need a radically different system based on needs that works for pensioners and young people alike, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg

As those most affected by austerity Britain blame themselves, we must turn attention to the real culprits, argues Karen Buckley

The Tory government's welfare reform programme ruins lives and must be scrapped, argues Steph Pike

The government has pushed the full roll-out of Universal Credit further down the road, but we must stop it altogether, argues John Rees

Universal credit is not about 'reform', it's about the Tories penalising the poor, argues Steph Pike

After the defeat for the government over its welfare reforms, we have to do everything we can to sweep it away

For Whose Benefit? shows how the hard-won rights to social security have become stigmatised through a series of in-depth interviews, finds Jacqueline Mulhallen

The left is on the front foot - we can't let this moment pass

The Tories' inept flailing around on their social care plans shows that the market can't solve the problem

The roots of the precarious state of our welfare system lie in the Tories' austerity policies, writes Ollie Turnbull

Despite the Autumn Statement's projection for the future being bleak, the Tory austerity project remains in place, argues Adam Tomes

Austerity policies targeting the benefits system have created enormous suffering, as a study of the rise of foodbanks shows, finds Ellen Graubart

Threatened privatisation at Homerton Hospital has sparked a local campaign. Ellen Graubart reports on how government plans for the NHS are being resisted

Saturday's march against the renewal of Britain's nuclear weapons was angry, political and full of hope, reports Tom Griffiths

Yesterday’s vote could well be a milestone in the decline of the Labour Party. It was a shameful spectacle to see Labour's majority abstaining writes John Westmoreland

The Tory war on welfare is implicated in the growing numbers of evictions finds Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi in the third part of her investigation into housing in Coalition Britain

Good Times, Bad Times exposes pernicious myths about the welfare state, and shows how much the great majority of us benefit from it, finds Ellen Graubart

Graphic showing the vast scale of the Bank bailouts compared to estimates of benefit fraud for the last ten years