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  1. Universal Credit – a professional idea implemented by amateurs

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    November 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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  2. How do we make “The Pinch” less painful?

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    March 8, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith

    David Willetts, or “two brains” as he was once nicknamed, came to speak at my school this week. Willetts has …
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  3. Conservative welfare policies are too easily badged with “nasty party” to win them an election

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    February 19, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith

    Margaret Thatcher’s lasting legacy to the Conservative Party seems to be that when they say “long-term economic plan” many people …
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  4. Time for George Osborne to come clean about where the cuts will fall

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    December 6, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith

      Me thinks he doth protests too much. George Osborne has single-handedly managed to turn the tenor of the press …
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