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Natalie Bloomer

Latest articles

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"Putting aside the fact that it seems an entirely ideological policy, it's also not very well thought out"

The government’s ideological housing bill will only deepen the housing crisis

*Blog

The battle for London mayor has been all about race

Pick of the week: Divisive tactics

*Blog

Many women are left with the impossible choice of remaining in an abusive relationship or sleeping rough

Disbelieved: How domestic violence victims face homelessness

*Comment & Analysis

Is Angus Robertson becoming the unofficial leader of the opposition?

Pick of the week: Her Majesty’s unofficial opposition

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"There is real damage being done to the trust communities have in the police"

Home Office programme quietly kicks EU citizens out of the UK

*Blog

Campaigners protest against letting agents turning away benefit claimants

The Welfare stigma which is leaving the poorest homeless

*Comment & Analysis

Documents which the DWP fought for years to keep hidden have now been released

Pick of the week: SNP claims, scandals and secret documents

Our five most-read pieces this week

News

Universal Credit was Iain Duncan Smith's flagship project

Revealed: DWP fought to keep serious problems with Universal Credit secret

The message coming out of the DWP in 2012 was very different to what was happening behind closed doors

*Blog

Stephen Crabb made his maiden speech on welfare reform yesterday

Crabb’s welfare speech shows little has really changed at the DWP

News

Stephen Crabb replaced Iain Duncan Smith as the work and pensions secretary last month

Victory for campaigners as the DWP finally publishes long-awaited Universal Credit documents

*Comment & Analysis

Legal ruling has brought Theresa May's student deportations to a halt

Pick of the week: The lives destroyed by Theresa May’s deportations

*Blog

There are concerns that mandatory reconsiderations add "confusion, obstruction and complexity to the appeals processes"

‘Confusion, obstruction and complexity’: How the DWP is denying vulnerable people justice

*Comment & Analysis

Sajid Javid met with steel workers at Port Talbot on Friday

‘Why hasn’t he resigned?’: Tata steelworkers have little faith in Sajid Javid

*Comment & Analysis

Sadiq Khan says he wants to bring greater diversity to London government

Pick of the week: SNP, psychoactive substances, and Sadiq Khan

*Comment & Analysis

It's been a bad week for the Tories but Labour failed to capitalise on it

Pick of the week: Iain Duncan Smith’s secret failures

*Blog

Campaigners outside the Supreme Court last month

IDS’ ‘compassionate’ department ignored cries for help for years

*Comment & Analysis

The Tories have been accused of using divisive tactics in their London mayoral campaign

Pick of the week: The London mayoral race gets dirty

*Blogs

IDS has been ordered to disclose information about his troubled flagship scheme

IDS loses legal challenge to keep Universal Credit problems secret

*Blogs

The Garricks are waitin

Family of four crammed into a bedsit: The reality of Britain’s housing crisis

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