Welfare Insanity (28/03/14)
Labour has opposed every welfare reform proposed by the Coalition Government at Westminster including changes that now prevent people on much better than average salaries (£60,000 plus) being able to claim child benefit, for example.
The argument from Ed Miliband has been that these changes harm the 'squeezed middle' and so Labour has continued on its ridiculous mission of trying to be all things to all people - as though it really is possible to make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Yet the impossible logic of Labour's position reached its zenith the other day when the party voted tamely to accept the Coalition Government's proposed new cap on welfare spending, having opposed any practical steps to reform the welfare budget every step of the way.
I think this cartoon from The Independent captures the insanity of the situation rather well.
The argument from Ed Miliband has been that these changes harm the 'squeezed middle' and so Labour has continued on its ridiculous mission of trying to be all things to all people - as though it really is possible to make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Yet the impossible logic of Labour's position reached its zenith the other day when the party voted tamely to accept the Coalition Government's proposed new cap on welfare spending, having opposed any practical steps to reform the welfare budget every step of the way.
I think this cartoon from The Independent captures the insanity of the situation rather well.
