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IDS is right to attack protection of pensioner benefits

23 March 2016
Welfare

IDS is right to attack protection of pensioner benefits

Ryan Bourne
23 March 2016
It’s all about fairness, that slippery, subjective term which dominates so much of our political discourse. Following his resignation from … Continue reading “IDS is right to attack protection of pensioner benefits”

Coalition welfare reform will make work pay – but still not by enough

30 April 2013

Coalition welfare reform will make work pay – but still not by enough

Kristian Niemietz
30 April 2013
The central plank of the coalition’s welfare reform programme is finally being rolled out. By merging several major benefits and … Continue reading “Coalition welfare reform will make work pay – but still not by enough”

IDS and the CSJ on child poverty: a critique and a defence

14 June 2012

IDS and the CSJ on child poverty: a critique and a defence

Kristian Niemietz
14 June 2012
With many ifs and buts, Iain Duncan Smith’s welfare reforms are broadly moving in the right direction. Rather than just … Continue reading “IDS and the CSJ on child poverty: a critique and a defence”

IDS’s pension reforms: The Good, the Bad and the Unexplained

8 March 2011

IDS’s pension reforms: The Good, the Bad and the Unexplained

Philip Booth
8 March 2011
Today’s announcement by Iain Duncan Smith that there will be a simple state pension of £140 for all has been … Continue reading “IDS’s pension reforms: The Good, the Bad and the Unexplained”

Does the Welfare Bill really make work pay?

24 February 2011

Does the Welfare Bill really make work pay?

Kristian Niemietz
24 February 2011
There is much to be said in favour of the coalition’s welfare reform bill. Perhaps its main achievement is that … Continue reading “Does the Welfare Bill really make work pay?”

A Hayekian solution to welfare reform

14 September 2010

A Hayekian solution to welfare reform

Daniel Knowles
14 September 2010
Here at the IEA, it is something of a rule that if Hayek endorsed an idea then it probably wasn’t … Continue reading “A Hayekian solution to welfare reform”

A cheer for Iain Duncan Smith – but he will make enemies

28 May 2010

A cheer for Iain Duncan Smith – but he will make enemies

Kristian Niemietz
28 May 2010
“The purpose of my life here is to improve the quality of life of the worst off in society.” Such … Continue reading “A cheer for Iain Duncan Smith – but he will make enemies”

Tax credits and the Negative Income Tax: a house cat is not a Bengal tiger

17 November 2010

Tax credits and the Negative Income Tax: a house cat is not a Bengal tiger

Kristian Niemietz
17 November 2010
In a radio debate with Mark Littlewood, Adrian Sinfield, Professor Emeritus of Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh, was critical of IEA proposals to … Continue reading “Tax credits and the Negative Income Tax: a house cat is not a Bengal tiger”

Going beyond the IDS reforms

14 November 2010

Going beyond the IDS reforms

Mark Littlewood
14 November 2010
Iain Duncan Smith deserves credit for fully understanding the nature and scale of the welfare problem. But that’s the easy … Continue reading “Going beyond the IDS reforms”

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