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MILLIONAIRE Tory Jeremy Hunt was told to apologise yesterday after claiming tax credits must be cut to make poor people work harder.
The Health Secretary said the British economy lagged behind Asian countries and THE US because of our work ethic.
And he claimed cutting the benefits for low-paid workers was needed to send a “very important cultural signal” to them.
A sharp rise in public-sector investment is required to kick-start the economy, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Labour will find increases in the state pension age are unacceptable, just as cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance, personal independence payments and universal credit are — it needs to change direction immediately, writes PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE