Frank Field Articles

The government quite naturally is intent on launching a counter-offensive in the political debate on tax avoidance, money-laundering and other forms of corruption among the very, very rich. It would have defied political logic had it not chosen to move onto the front...

Ministers are in denial about the impact their policies are having on hunger and poverty in Britain. There are now over 400 Trussell Trust food banks in operation across Britain and countless independent providers besides. Feeding Britain – the report by the all party...

The new proposal in Rachel Reeves’ speech is to be welcomed – young people lacking literacy, numeracy and IT skills would be required to undertake training in order to qualify for jobseeker’s allowance. So far so good. But we need a much more joined-up approach here....

1 December marks the 70th anniversary of the Beveridge report. The aim of the report was to change welfare as voters had known it. Seven decades on it hasn’t quite turned out like that. Both William Beveridge, and, more importantly, Clement Attlee, were clear that...