Almost three million people in the UK are unemployed and unable to work because they are ill or disabled. According to the right-wing media, these people aren’t nearly as unwell as they claim. Meanwhile a UN committee warned that disabled people in the UK are subjected to a “traumatising” benefits system.
We have a social security system that’s been stripp ... Show More
Jun 2022
Putting a federal disability benefit back on the table
<p>On May 26, Canada’s Minister of Employment, work force Development and Disability Inclusion, <a href="https://pm.gc.ca/en/cabinet/honourable-carla-qualtrough">Carla Qualtrough</a> said the Liberal government <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-h ... Show More
19m 43s
May 2022
The scourge of the “time tax”
Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind are joined by Annie Lowrey (@annielowrey), a staff writer at the Atlantic, to talk about why it’s so hard for people to get government benefits. Frequently called the “time tax,” the administrative burden of applying for and distributing government be ... Show More
51m 46s
May 2023
Inflation and migration: Sunak’s problematic pledges
<p>Cutting inflation and stopping small-boat migration are two of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s five core priorities, but there's no let-up in inflation or unhappiness with the government's policy on asylum seekers. George Parker, the FT’s political editor, discusses with economic ... Show More
29m 47s
May 2019
2019 update: Changing the Rules
It’s been 4 years since Kirsty Styles and James Meadway told the story of neoliberalism, from Hayek to Thatcher to the end of history.
But now, the band is back together, alongside NEF chief executive Miatta Fahnbulleh. It’s 2019, the world is on fire, and it’s time to change the ... Show More
39m 35s