Welfare State
Politics
November 07, 2023
Why checking benefit claimants’ bank accounts is a red herring
The government is right—we need to fix social security. But ‘cracking down’ on people with savings is just a distraction from the real issues
Welfare State
January 27, 2023
The Prospect Podcast: Could a policy tweak stop people dying in poverty?
Politics
December 01, 2022
The government has diagnosed our labour force crisis correctly. Now comes the hard bit
Politics
October 27, 2022
Eighty years on from his famous report, it’s time to bust the Beveridge myth
Politics
May 26, 2022
After months of delay, the government is finally taking the cost of living crisis seriously
Economics
January 13, 2022
Boris Johnson’s blundering government is about to make the poor poorer—by accident
Politics
October 04, 2021
Insecure work is a strain on millions of families—so why won’t the government fix it?
