George Osborne, the Budget, and the truth about ESA

When announcing a huge cut to Employment Support Allowance in his budget speech, George Os When announcing a huge cut to Employment Support Allowance in his budget speech, George Osborne managed to pack so much that was misleading into only six sentences, it really...

Will the budget succeed in derailing the UK economy?

The Summer Budget produced by the UK chancellor George Osborne will, predictably, continue to widen the gap between the rich and the rest of the population. The Summer Budget produced by the UK chancellor George Osborne will, predictably, continue to widen the gap...

Iain Duncan Smith, the Living Wage, and THAT fist pump

Within hours of Wednesday’s budget, a video was circulating round social media of Iain Duncan Smith punching the air with delight. Within hours of Wednesday’s budget, a video was circulating round social media of Iain Duncan Smith punching the air with delight. Given...

The vilest cut: reductions in Employment Support Allowance

There are many things to despair of in George Osborne’s Summer Budget but the one that makes my heart sink most is proposed changes to the Employment Support Allowance (ESA). There are many things to despair of in George Osborne’s Summer Budget but the one that makes...