How Disability Benefit Cuts Were Delivered Anyway. When the government announced its “climbdown” on disability benefit reforms last year, it was sold as a victory. Backbench rebellion had forced concessions, a review was promised, and the most controversial elements appeared to have been withdrawn. That was the narrative. It was not the outcome. This is not … Read more
How Immigration Panic and Authoritarianism Serve the Super-Rich Over the past two decades, the UK has become a harsher place to live for ordinary people. Living costs are up, real wages are stagnant, public services are crumbling, and social mobility is in decline. Meanwhile, the wealthiest 1 percent are doing better than ever. This growing … Read more
Behind the social housing shortfall lies a tangled web of funding gaps, land hoarding, and political short-termism. In Britain today, more than 1.2 million households are on social housing waiting lists. Meanwhile, council housing stock has been shrinking for decades. Despite a mounting crisis in affordability and homelessness, local authorities have failed to replace homes … Read more
