Archive of articles from 2011

Audio: Graham Allen on early intervention

Audio interview with Labour backbencher Graham Allen

Graham Allen discusses his early intervention proposals with politics.co.uk as he publishes his final report to the government:

Comment: Reagan statue shows Britain is America's fiefdom

'Reagan has no resonance with the greater British public'

The statue of Reagan is divisive, humiliating and a sign of the West's selective judgements on human rights.

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Comment: Why we need an early intervention society

Matthew Pike is chair of the Views social impact partnership

There are many things we know we should do, but we often don't: eat more vegetables, floss regularly, or visit the doctor about those worrying early symptoms.

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DWP: Reforms will not make people homeless

A spokesperson for the Department of Work and Pensions defends the government's benefit cap plans.

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Shelter: Government is ignoring experts on homelessness

Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter, criticises the government for "bulldozing" through badly thought out policies despite advice from experts.

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PCS: Homelessness increase exposes government's dishonesty

Mark Serwotka, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary, accuses ministers of misleading the public over the welfare cap and its potential to increase homelessness.

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