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  • Why Is The UK Government Cutting Welfare 

    The UK Government has recently moved to pursue a series of disability and incapacity benefit cuts as they have look to raise funds for the Exchequer without raising taxes.  Last week, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall, started by announcing plans to tighten the eligibility criteria for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and incapacity benefits linked…

    Michael Kane

  • Revisiting The Government’s Plan For Change – Failing To Persuade?

    Towards the end of last year, the Government launched their self-acclaimed ‘Plan for Change’. Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed tens of journalists in front of polished marketing and unveiled a series of milestones for the public to hold him against. The 6 milestones covered targets for increasing living standards, building homes, tackling NHS waiting lists,…

    Michael Kane

  • Labour’s Hollow Victory And Overcoming The Lesser Of Two Evils

    The UK General Election took place this summer, with Labour celebrating a historic landslide victory, achieving the largest majority in the House of Commons since Tony Blair’s famous victory in 1997. However, the election was historic for another reason; the turnout of all voting-age adults in the UK was only 52%, which is the lowest since…

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  • Votes At 16: Unnecessary And Illogical?

    Keir Starmer’s Labour party has been derided by some for its lack of ambition when it comes to delivering social and economic change; while some have doubted this, it is harder to question their lack of ambition when it comes to altering the UK’s constitutional settlement.  Their manifesto specifically details that they will: remove all hereditary peers from the House of Lords; implement…

    Michael Kane