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Benefits system accused of marginalising poor

A review of the whole benefits system is needed to prevent those who claim benefits from sliding behind the rest of the population, according to Citizens Advice. It argues that the method of setting benefit levels risks marginalising those claiming benefits. Citizens Advice notes that adults on Jobseekers Allowance will see their income rise by… Read more »

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Election pantomime at PMQs

Prime Minister Tony Blair faced Michael Howard and Charles Kennedy in the House of Commons this afternoon for the last time before the general election. All three leaders were determined to use every word to boost their election campaigns in the last Prime Minister’s Question Time of the current Parliament. Tony Blair focused on the… Read more »