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We should be shocked by the nasty and archaic policies being promoted by the Tories
A policy that means that people who are poor are not entitled to any more than two children is not only an absolute disgrace but it verges on eugenics, says ELAINE SMITH
Foodbank use is increasingly normalised
The public recognise the corrosive influence of the rich over our democracy, argues MIKE COWLEY — it’s a shame the Labour Party doesn’t
JORDAN RIVERA and DEANA BROOKS assess the recently concluded 358-day strike, related disputes at other hospital trusts and lessons for future action
Nuclear safety experts warn that sweeping cuts to oversight rules could undermine environmental safeguards as the White House races to bring new reactors online by 2026, says CHAUNCEY K ROBINSON
Engels’ call for a structured, systematic, critique of capitalism and for a strategy for securing something better remains as relevant today as it did a century and a half ago, declares the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
As the Stop the War Coalition holds its annual conference, ANDREW MURRAY warns that Britain’s alignment with US foreign policy is fuelling global instability and diverting billions from welfare, wages and public services
A FEW weeks ago, as shadow cabinet secretary for the eradication of poverty and inequality, I led a Scottish Labour debate in Parliament calling for an end to poverty, inequality and austerity.
During the debate, the issue of Tory welfare policy was raised along with the poverty and hardship being caused by universal credit.
The two-child limit for assistance was raised with the point being made that it breaks the link between need and benefit entitlement.
On this issue, Tory spokesperson Michelle Ballantyne MSP defended universal credit and other Tory welfare cuts and said that “it is fair that people on benefits cannot have as many children as they like while people who work and pay their way and do not claim benefits have to make decisions about the number of children they can have.”
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