Latest polling shows Corbyn still playing Brexit hand just right
A small flood of polls released over the past few days show Labour opening a significant lead over the Tories as the Conservatives’ vote share crashes: The polling suggests the […]
Tag Archives: unemployment
May broke ancient protocols to defeat Windrush transparency. What was she so desperate to hide?
The Tories have already created outrage and a great deal of suspicion by their decision to ‘whip’ Wednesday’s vote against Labour’s call for documents and communications about May’s racist ‘hostile […]
Treasury actually put this #Hammond photo out as an official shot
It’s almost unbelievable, but the image below is not a fake: Someone at the Treasury thought it would be a good idea to issue this image of clueless Chancellor Philip […]
From midwife to sick and homeless in 2yrs #PIPstories #DWP
Last week, the SKWAWKBOX put out an appeal for those who have suffered the abuse of the government’s PIP (Personal Independence Payment) process, which consists of multiple hoops, unrealistic appointments […]
One of Labour’s new rising stars talks class, Westminster and ‘the enemy’
Laura Pidcock, the new MP for North-West Durham, made a splash with a maiden parliamentary speech that unflinchingly took on the classist, sexist, deliberately intimidating set-up at Westminster – and […]
Govt replaces unemployment mortgage-interest benefit with loans
One of numerous things the Tories are doing that have received little media attention is a hard kick aimed at mortgage-payers who lose their job. Up to this month, people […]
Tories WANT you unemployed – but only short-term. Here’s why.
5 Jan 2016 I first published this article 4 years ago in response to planned government legislation. World-famous film director Ken Loach spoke brilliantly last night on BBC’s Newsnight programme […]
The REAL unemployment figs: 84k FEWER in employment
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) published its latest employment figures this week. As usual, the government latched onto any remotely positive figure that it could spin as proof of […]
A tale of two Maggies
Today made me think of a couple of Westerns. In one of my favourites, Tombstone, a member of Curly Bill’s gang has been killed. Even though this gang of Cowboys […]
Jan labour stats: headline hides bad news for women, young, long-term
This month’s employment statistics have drawn continued comment from the news media and observers about the supposed ‘oddity’ of increasing employment when the UK’s economic contraction continues. But the story […]