Has Labour declared war on welfare?
The party was traditionally seen as a friend of the dispossessed, the downtrodden and the disabled, but Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking to reduce the benefits bill by almost £5 billion pounds through changes revealed in her spring statement as well as previously announced adjustments to eligibility for the Personal Independence Payment.
Official estimates forecast that, as a result, more than 3 million families will lose an average of £1700 a year by 2030
Another 3.8 million families will gain from changes to the system but only by an average of £420 a year
The government says it will provide an additional £1billion to support people with health conditions into work.
Adrian Goldberg discusses the cuts with disabled activist Ellen Clifford, author of The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe and Anna Landre, a wheelchair user who helped shape reform of the disability benefits system in her native USA.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
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Trump's 'Amerexit'
Is the US engaging in its own self destructive version of the UK's decision to quit the European Union, by withdrawing from a central role in global affairs?
Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes is joined by the magazine's editor-in-chief Hardeep Matharu and regular contributor Otto English.
Introduced by Adrian Goldberg.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg, Harvey White and Phil Driscoll.
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Geordie Score: A Saudi Sportwashing Victory
Adrian Goldberg discusses the consequences of Saudi-owned Newcastle United's Carabao Cup Final victory with John Hird and Peter Sagar of NUFC Fans Against Sportwashing.
Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham.
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Keir Starmer - Benefits Harmer?
Adrian Goldberg discusses Labour's proposed welfare cuts with Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov and Tom Pollard, head of social policy at the New Economics Foundation. Tom is a former senior mental health policy advisor to the DWP, and is a part time mental health social worker.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
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Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain
Liverpool was once the UK's primary port of Empire but has now outlived its original purpose and like many post industrial towns in the UK is struggling for a new identity. Adrian Goldberg talks to Sam Wetherell about his new history, 'Liverpool And The Unmaking of Britain' which offers a perspective on the city as a symbol of both obsolescence and regeneration. Sam's book is a kind of love letter, exploring how Merseyside was abandoned by the capital – and by capital - when it was deemed surplus to requirements. And never mind the people left behind....
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.
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