At the back end of a cold winter, the UK has witnessed the savage effects of what should be a source of national shame in the world’s sixth largest economy. Over the last few months there have been several stories of homeless people dying on our streets, including on the doorstep of parliament. Could there be a more fitting symbol for the actions of our politicians?
Thatcher once said, “poverty is a personality defect”. This misplaced belief in individual responsibility infects the action taken by her acolytes in Whitehall. Deliberate increases in bureaucracy, benefits sanctions, welfare cuts, all stem from […]
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