Tag Archives: poverty
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Universal Credit – a professional idea implemented by amateurs
1November 9, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Sometimes it is important to differentiate between an bad policy and incompetent implementation. Universal credit gets a bad rap, but …
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Cameron parks Conservative tanks on Labour’s vacated lawn
1October 7, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Before I comment on David Cameron’s speech (to read it click here) – I was struck by these three responses: …
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How do we solve a problem like Food Banks?
Leave a commentDecember 10, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has pointed out that he believes that people going hungry in this country is …
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When will someone in politics ‘do the right thing’ themselves and insist that the living wage be paid?
Leave a commentOctober 8, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
For the first time in British history, the majority of people classified as living poverty are in work. Low pay …
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Why are the Conservatives so happy about a set of policies that victimise the poorest so much?
Leave a commentOctober 3, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
As the smoke clears from the pep rally that this week’s Conservative party conference basically turned out to be, a …
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Why we should welcome the introduction of free school meals for all
Leave a commentSeptember 2, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
From today, every single child in the first three year of school will eligible for a free school meal. That …
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Think all children love summer holidays? Think again.
2August 30, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Back in 2008, the school I taught at got inspected by Ofsted. One of the most shocking statistics that came …
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Should we be offering free summer holiday meals for the poorest?
1August 28, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
I yield to no-one in my insistence that the existence of food banks in this country is a stain on …
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GM food – how long will we ignore science and let people starve?
Leave a commentJune 27, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Despite my wish to provide a balanced view on economic or political issues, I have to admit to finding it …
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Universal Credit and Iain Duncan-Smith, doomed to failure?
Leave a commentJune 26, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
There are numerous books and articles written about the concept of “government failure”. Governments intervene – mostly with the best …
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50,000 people assembled in Parliament Square to protest against austerity: why wasn’t the BBC interested?
2June 22, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Despite the complaints I have made about the dangers to pluralism in this country (click here and here), I am …
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‘Collective pensions’: Another step towards defusing our demographic time-bomb?
Leave a commentJune 2, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The government have widely trailed an initiative they are intending to put in Wednesday’s Queen’s Speech – to allow workers …
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