Natalie Bloomer

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Iain Duncan Smith's welfare reforms have failed to lift people out of poverty

Revealed: The true cost of Iain Duncan Smith’s welfare reforms

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Corbyn supporters are allowing conspiracy theories to obscure more important issues for the party

Pick of the week: Corbyn’s war against the media

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"For the thousands of workers on low pay and zero-hour contracts, there couldn't be a worse time to deny them a voice in the workplace"

The trade union bill sounds the death knell for workers’ rights

*Comment & Analysis

John McDonnell: "I was really angry because we saw three ministers resign, and one live on television"

John McDonnell interview: The media are trying to destroy Jeremy Corbyn

*Comment & Analysis

Corbyn's botched cabinet reshuffle overshadowed his stellar performance at PMQs

Pick of the week: Credit to Corbyn

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Women are far more likely than men to be killed by a partner or ex-partner.

It’s not sexist to suggest domestic violence perpetrators are usually men

*Comment & Analysis

With the new year approaching, we look back at our ten most-read articles of the last 12 months

Pick of 2015: Blanket bans, Boris’s bluster and a battle at the Beanfield

Our ten most-read articles of the year

*Comment & Analysis

Homelessness has soared since 2010

The UK’s hidden homeless crisis at Christmas

Christmas is often the hardest time of year for homeless people

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We don't hear enough about the cumulative effect of welfare reforms

The pain of Iain Duncan Smith’s welfare cuts is only just starting to be felt

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1,700 steel jobs were lost in Redcar earlier this year

British steel workers were abandoned by the government

*Comment & Analysis

The government sneaked out a deluge of reports and statements on the last day of parliament

Pick of the week: A good day to bury bad news

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Bedroom tax is forcing people into taking out unsustainable personal loans

Official study: Bedroom tax driving people into hunger and debt

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Government plans will kill off exactly the sort of mixed communities they pretend to celebrate

Ending council lifetime tenancies will destroy our communities

*Comment & Analysis

There have been several homeless camps in Manchester city centre

As cardboard cities return, councils criminalise the homeless

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Campaigners protest at Battersea Park over the closure of a supervised adventure playground

How our public parks are being sold beneath our feet

*Comment & Analysis

Nigel farage wasn't happy about the Oldham by-election result

Pick of the week: Farage’s facade

*Comment & Analysis

Daniel Gardonyi could be deported despite having no criminal convictions

The shadowy programme which allows migrants to be deported on suspicion alone

*Comment & Analysis

George Osborne announced his Autumn Statement this week

Pick of the week: It’s all smoke and mirrors

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Calm and patience are our virtue after a terror attack

Pick of the week: Playing into the terrorists’ hands

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