Universal Credit, advertorials, and the BBC

In 2011, the BBC made a documentary The Future State of Welfare, presented by John Humphrys. In 2011, the BBC made a documentary The Future State of Welfare, presented by John Humphrys. It was broadcast whilst the Welfare Reform Act 2012, which introduced Universal...

Anti-politics and the discomfort of responsibility

The politics of anti-politics is riding high. The politics of anti-politics is riding high. A Prime Minister is toppled, and a party without a manifesto heads the poll in nine of the 10 UK regions to have declared in the European Parliament election to date. (27 May...