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Category: Welfare

May 20, 2018May 20, 2018mbarker2012

Manufacturing Policies: The Media’s Role in the Policy Making Process

December 28, 2017December 28, 2017mbarker2012

Britain’s Care Crisis: How Profiteers Are Crippling Us All

December 19, 2017December 19, 2017mbarker2012

Reversing the Deadly Crisis Facing Children’s Care

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017mbarker2012

Socialism and the Future of Leicester’s Welfare

March 29, 2017March 29, 2017mbarker2012

Welfare Rights Services in Leicester: The Unknown Saga Unfolds

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017mbarker2012

Now Shama Women’s Centre is Also Under Threat of Closure!

January 16, 2017January 16, 2017mbarker2012

Congratulating De Montfort University for Highlighting Poverty

December 18, 2016December 18, 2016mbarker2012

Myth-Busting Misreporting on Public Sector Sickness Absence

December 5, 2016December 5, 2016mbarker2012

Local Lotteries Should Not Replace Government Funding Cuts

December 5, 2016December 5, 2016mbarker2012

A Tragic Tale About Welfare Cuts and Children’s Centres

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