The Cuts Agenda – Don’t run with scissors
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Joshua Fenton-Glynn Posted in Child poverty, Equality, Livelihoods, UK poverty | 5 Comments »Since David Cameron’s speech in Manchester last Thursday, a large part of the political discourse has been about what cuts can, and should, be made in public services. It is important that in a debate about saving money and reducing ...
Party Conferences – a world away from real life
Monday, October 12th, 2009 by Joshua Fenton-Glynn Posted in Attitudes, UK poverty, Welfare reform | No Comments »It was while I was standing in the Conservative party’s ‘Welfare Reform’ reception in Manchester, drinking free beer and eating beige Canapés whilst listening to Theresa May talk about testing the capacity to work of everyone on incapacity benefit within ...
