Mary Macleod MP: Labour’s claim to be the “party of work” isn’t just laughable, it’s infuriating

Rachel Reeves has a cheek to forget her party’s boom in welfare dependency and slump in educational standards.

WATCH: Francis Maude says it is “simply incorrect” that he and IDS have fallen out over Universal Credit

“I’m a very strong supporter of what he is doing”, he tells Andrew Neil.

Akash Paun: How to stop the strife between Ministers and civil servants

We can do better than the Permanent Secretaries’ annual performance objectives – late this year, and regarded by them as a joke.

MPs should be paid £26,000 a year

Tories should recognise that there is no good reason to pay MPs more than the average wage

The affordable state? You read it here first…

As the autumn statement looms, the Chancellor borrows a leaf from ConservativeHome’s book about the affordability of Britain’s public spending.

Rachel Reeves is the first victim of Labour’s strategic chaos

Torn between obeying the unions and appealing to voters, her welfare policy is in tatters.

Interview by Andrew Gimson: Philip Hammond declares war on lunch, and on regimental campaigners

The Defence Secretary denies he is stifling debate, and attacks “misdirected individuals”

The T-800 is coming for your job, not your scalp

If you want to thrive in the land of the robots, then best that you have the flexible, adaptable skills that they do not.

Lottie Dexter: Childcare is the issue to crack if more single mums are to work

Roughly a third of all single mums are on Jobseeker’s Allowance or Income Support.

Henry Smith MP: We’re right to seek to curb EU benefit tourism

The Commission’s claims are misleading because in many cases claims made by foreign migrants are impossible to audit.

Mark Hoban MP: It’s time for academies to have the freedom to borrow

Over the last three years, I have had front line roles in the Treasury and DWP. I learnt a lot – not just about policies but also people and processes.

Labour abandons slobs and makes two U-turns

Like Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Gove has turned out to be far more in tune with public opinion than Labour was, and is now dragging his opponents along in his wake.

Evan Price: Just how far are we expecting people in social housing to move?

We need to overcome the impression that we have a tendency to bean count rather than take into account the wild differences that exist between individuals, families and communities.

IDS: My job hunt hothouse for workless people

Claimants will be required to attend their Jobcentre for 35 hours each week

George Osborne, Mr Workfare

A major welfare announcement would usually be made to the Conservative Conference by the Work and Pensions Secretary.  So why… Read more »