benefits Articles

Only by convincing the electorate that Labour is a credible alternative government can we tackle the inequities of Britain's social security system, argues Progress strategy board member Sheila Gilmore I have a confession to make. I have not seen ' I, Daniel Blake'. I...

This summer, the joint work and pensions/business, innovation and skills parliamentary select committee inquiry into the collapse of British Home Stores and its pension scheme concluded with one of the most devastating reports to come out of the select committee...

On ‘welfare ' Labour is struggling to find the right policy and language. In the last parliament we spent a lot of time attacking the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government's policies, through debates on the welfare reform bill, opposition led debates, and...

There is very little certainty in post-Brexit Britain, and seemingly little prioritised last week that remains politically pertinent today. But our population is ageing, and it is ageing rapidly. By 2050, it is projected that the number of people over 65 will have...