The Libertarian Case for Universal Basic Income
Former Director of the Libertarian Alliance, Dr. Sean Gabb explains why he thinks moving to a system of Universal Basic Income would be no bad thing.
- 21 August 2020
Labour’s lust for Benefits Street Britain
For many years Labour prepared the foundations and constructed the architecture of Benefits Street Britain. So cruel was their welfare trap that our country will take decades to recover from it
- 23 June 2014
Britain shows America the need for "poverty porn"
Television reality shows in Britain exposing welfare fraud are getting the mass explosion in UK welfare on the agenda. The squishy Cameron government is at least under pressure for change. America needs that too
- 25 January 2014
UKIP's stance on welfare a better fit with the public mood
If the Tories really believe that every cut to welfare will be welcomed, no matter how savage, they have misread the British people. UKIP’s competition-based, compassionate politics is a better fit with the public mood
- 23 January 2014
Even Scandinavian welfare states realise too many handouts are destructive
Even Scandinavian nations are realising that there has to be a limit to incentive-killing and taxpayer-sapping redistribution
- 3 September 2013
How the welfare state hurts the poor
The welfare state hurts the poor even more than it hurts taxpayers. For the Left, on the other hand, it's a bonanza
- 4 July 2013
European Commission takes another bite of sovereignty
The European Commission has announced its latest directive which involves using taxpayer money to train European immigrants on how to claim welfare and other benefits
- 26 April 2013
73 words to sum up broken Britain and send a chill down your spine
A badly spelled, grammatically incorrect status update of 73 words is more pithy in its indictment of broken Britain than anything I could write...
- 25 April 2013
Immigration, terrorism, and welfare tourism
So we’ve now learned that the Boston Marathon terrorists were welfare bums. Why am I not surprised?
- 24 April 2013
Problem with a £10m funeral? I have a solution!
While hard Lefties find an awkward new commitment to slashing government spending - the question must be asked: why isn't their own house in order?
- 15 April 2013
Welfare handouts for promoting terrorism
The US welfare system, with whatever flaws it might have now or in the future, presumably will never be as crazy as the system in the United Kingdom
- 15 April 2013
Owen Jones vs. Owen Jones
Jones accuses others of making political points over the Derby tragedy, but his own response reflects his political views: When a financier errs, it is partly capitalism’s fault; when a professional welfarist errs, he is simply a wrong ‘un
- 5 April 2013
The uncomfortable truth about Philpott and welfare
The link between welfarism and the Philpott case is clear. If only the left would admit it, then we could think about how to address some of the problems the most vulnerable in our society face
- 5 April 2013
In Defence of IDS
Iain Duncan Smith gets a bad rap for his welfare reforms, but there is scarcely a politician in Britain who knows the plight of the poor better than he
- 4 April 2013
The Political Pubcast: North Korea, Free Speech and Welfare Reform
The all new pubcast returns (Huh?) with Alex Wickham and Charlotte Henry discussing the hot topics of the week with host Raheem Kassam
- 4 April 2013
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