welfare state
How the Government Spies on Welfare Claimants
The UK government uses invasive data gathering techniques to try and prove that people claiming benefits are actually living lavish lifestyles.
UK's Conservative Party Won't Admit It, But They're Planning More Cuts for the Young
This weekend, the welfare minister said he would make £12 billion of cuts but wouldn't say how. It's not hard to work out that the axe will fall on young people.
Anthropologist David Graeber Explains Why Dead-End Jobs Exist
His latest book, 'The Utopia of Rules,' is an attack on capitalism's love affair with bureaucracy
People Are Relying on Foodbanks in the UK More Than Ever
There's been a staggering 163 percent rise in foodbank use in the UK—over 900,000 adults and children have received three days' emergency food support over the last year. I spent a morning helping out at my local bank to find out who is using them and...
A Liberating Guide to Life Without Benefits
George Osborne says we can no longer afford the welfare state – but there's no need to cry about it.
No Planet B, with Robert Newman - The Gas Rigs and Food Banks Are Booming
Should the government be paying for corporations to drill for gas when people are struggling to eat?