Archive for October 30th, 2010

Do The Planned Caps On Housing Benefit Go Too Far? Five Views From Both Sides

The Tories have announce a £400 per week cap on housing benefits. Mayor Boris Johnson has compared this to Kosovo style social cleansing. But ministers such as Business Secretary Vince Cable have countered Mr Johnsons use of “inflammatory language on a difficult and sensitive issue.” Estimates suggests that 21,000 people will be adversely affected by [...]