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October 4, 2014 1:11 PM
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Since 2012 a scandalous £1.5 billion has left the NHS and gone into the pockets of just 15 private companies linked to 24 Tory MPs
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October 1, 2014 3:50 PM
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Unite said that it was disgraceful that the coalition had allowed wage rates for council workers to drop to the NMW level.
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September 30, 2014 9:15 PM
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An epileptic man with brain damage, his carer and neighbour have reacted with fury after the disabled man was deemed 'fit for work' by an “overzealous government”.
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September 30, 2014 9:12 PM
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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s plans for a two year benefits freeze will once again penalise the most vulnerable in our society, says the Green Party
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September 30, 2014 9:09 PM
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"The working class and poor are once again being forced to shoulder the burden of a class that produces nothing and will take everything they can get", says Christine Schofelt.
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September 28, 2014 3:39 PM
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Trevor Drakard, 50, was found hanged in his Sunderland home just months after being assessed as 'fit for work' and ordered to find a job.
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September 27, 2014 12:32 PM
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New rules which force unemployed people to wait seven days to claim benefits will push thousands into the arms of payday lenders, warn SNP.
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September 27, 2014 12:30 PM
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Independent report says £1.50 increase in minimum wage in 2015 is affordable
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September 25, 2014 4:24 PM
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Researchers have managed to pinpoint the exact moment in history when public support for Britain's benefits system began to wane.
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September 24, 2014 4:49 PM
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Police and the CPS are failing to recognise that abuse against people with disabilities is often “simply because they're disabled”.
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September 24, 2014 4:47 PM
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Rachel Reeves MP outlines the future of the welfare state under a Labour government, including scrapping the 'bedroom tax' and reforming 'fit for work' tests.
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August 20, 2014 7:45 PM
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DOZENS of British “suicide tourists” have travelled to Switzerland for assisted deaths in the past four years.
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August 20, 2014 12:34 PM
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Amid new data on the rise of the self-employed, a workers' union says poor pension provision is a disaster waiting to happen.
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October 2, 2014 9:01 PM
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The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) is calling for more to be done to dispel the myth of 'feckless' young people.
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October 1, 2014 3:48 PM
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Housing associations warn Conservative policy would also prevent them from building new homes as funding dries up
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September 30, 2014 9:13 PM
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The Tories relentless attack against the poorest and most vulnerable people in our society shows their growing contempt for anyone who isn't a millionaire or a Tory party donor.
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September 30, 2014 9:11 PM
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George Osborne's plan “fails to reflect the reality” that “millions rely on housing benefit to secure a roof over their head”, including working families, says CIH chief executive.
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September 28, 2014 10:23 PM
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The UK Independence Party (UKIP) in government would end “unfair Atos-style disability benefit assessments”, deputy chairman Suzanne Evans has said.
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September 28, 2014 3:38 PM
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A future Conservative government would reduce the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 and force young unemployed people to work for their benefits.
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September 27, 2014 12:31 PM
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Besides the four-hour strike between 07.00 and 11.00 on 13 October, Unite members in England will be working to rule and adhering to the 37.5 hour week
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September 27, 2014 12:29 PM
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Sir Bob Kerslake bows out with a dig at the culture of deference that failed to recognise flaws in benefit reform.
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September 25, 2014 4:23 PM
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Latest figures show that 59,710 homeless households were living in temporary accommodation across England at the end of June 2014 – the highest level for five years.
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September 24, 2014 4:48 PM
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Ed Balls will announce Labour's pledge to extend the coalition's 1% cap on child benefit rises up until 2017, in a speech at the party's conference in Manchester on Monday.
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September 24, 2014 4:46 PM
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Labour's plan to cut child benefit is a clear indication that they are "locked into the Tory austerity agenda", say the SNP.
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August 20, 2014 7:43 PM
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THE SNP were branded hypocrites yesterday after it emerged Health Secretary Alex Neil has written to all 170,000 NHS staff in Scotland extolling independence.
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