Drawing on recent research about UK think tanks, austerity and social policy, Hartwig Pautz and Elke Heins examine the relationship between government and the world of ‘independent expertise’. Focusing on one example, the Centre for Social Justice’s influence over Conservative ministers’ social policies, they … Continue reading
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will be familiar with the Conservative party’s attempts to mislead the public about the nature and effect of their policies. You will also know that Lynton Crosby, Grant Shapps, Iain … Continue reading
For the tens of thousands of abuse survivors and current victims of abuse seeking justice, 2014 may yet turn out to have been the critical time when politicians and the judiciary began to take the plague of widespread child abuse seriously. With a few notable … Continue reading
Regular readers of this blog will know that Iain Duncan Smith is a notorious liar. There is no point being euphemistic about it because the facts are clear. When confronted about his lies his excuse is that he “believes” that what he … Continue reading
There is nothing that I need add to this clip from Newsnight. The nasty party is back and it is taking no prisoners. Related articles Fergus Wilson: This is what happens when when welfare is withdrawn and unregulated scumbag … Continue reading
Last night we saw one of the biggest scumbags in Britain tell Channel 4 News how unfortunate it was that Conservative party led restrictions on housing benefit means that he has to evict benefit claimants from his properties and put … Continue reading
Whilst hunting for evidence to support the premise of my next post (if you are interested it is that the government, especially IDS, are in denial about why there has been an explosion in food bank usage in the UK) I … Continue reading
I Am Incorrigible 