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The value of nothing
Chris Grayling has described many of his reforms in both employment and justice as “delivering value for money for the taxpayer”. It is difficult, however, to find evidence of the consideration of...
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The Politics of Ivy
“They have learned nothing – literally nothing” David Cameron David Cameron’s criticism of Labour captures the broader frustration of many listening to the political parties play benefit bingo over the...
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Out of work and out of sight
Now you see them… The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) have been charting workers missing from the US economy – not working, but not classified as ‘unemployed’ either. As of last month their...
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Lies, Damned Lies and Rhetoric
“The logic and evidence for full employment are strong, and someday, hopefully soon, logic and evidence will matter again” Bernstein and Baker, Introduction to Getting Back to Full Employment, November...
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Against Fatalism
Can progressive policy be good politics? Last week the Centre for American Progress published a report, Creating Inclusive Prosperity, informally subtitled ‘Against Fatalism’. It is the culmination of...
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Living in a Material World
Poverty is about money – or rather the lack of it. The reasons for, and results of, poverty can be many and myriad and, indeed, contestable, but the idea that the definition of poverty might be up for...
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Child Poverty: The United Kingdom Experience
On April 1, medical journal Academic Pediatrics published a special supplement examining child poverty in the US, where one in five children live below the federal poverty level (FPL) and nearly half...
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Work in Life
If employment programmes were judged by their effectiveness in moving people out of poverty, would it make a difference to the way they are designed and managed? Two-thirds of children living in...
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Navigating into career control
“Take back control” became a central theme of 2016 campaigns. The aftermath of both the EU referendum and the Trump victory in the US has seen a wealth of commentary on why this message resonated so...
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This article appeared in the Autumn 2017 edition of the Fabian Review: ‘A Public Offer’ One of the defining moments of the 2017 general election was the prime minister’s evasive response to a...
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