U-turn proves Labour has no real plan to reform welfare Opinion Instead of making a moral argument for the need to reform a broken a system, Labour has cast welfare changes as a narrow fiscal exercise, say Jean-André Prager and Sean Phillips The Prime Minister appears to have quelled a mass rebellion over health and disability benefit reform, but the concessions made to backbench ‘rebels’ are [...]
The welfare system isn’t working – here’s how to fix it Opinion Claims for incapacity benefits have gone up by 27 per cent while 35 per cent more have no obligation to look for work. The system needs radical reform, starting with these four changes, say Jean-Andre Prager and Dr Sean Phillips Britain’s health and disability benefits system isn’t working. The Office of Budget Responsibility estimates the [...]
