Tories Follow

Anti-workfare campaigners forced the Tories into an embarrassing climbdown last week. The government was pushed into promising it would remove all mandatory aspects of its "workfare" scheme.

The Tories want to rob around 212,000 families of almost £4,000 a year by changing the rules on Working Tax Credit.

The Tories are reeling from public anger at their attacks on the welfare state. They have been forced into humiliating U-turns over their "workfare" scheme that compels the unemployed to work for free.

Tory health secretary Andrew Lansley claims doctors support his health bill.

The Tories want to flood NHS hospitals with private patients—and give NHS patients a worse service.

Anti-workfare activists harangued Tory minister Iain Duncan Smith outside Tottenham town hall in north London this morning (Friday).

McDonald’s was once more the target for anti-workfare protesters tonight, Wednesday, as their campaign forced the Tories onto the retreat.

The Tories are retreating over workfare—again. Tory minister Chris Grayling has announced he is scrapping benefits sanctions from his "work experience" scheme.

Teachers have challenged Tory education secretary Michael Gove to visit the borough of Haringey, north London.

The Socialist Workers Party found itself at the centre of a political storm this week after being denounced by various Tory government ministers.

The Tories are on the back foot—stung by the backlash against their "workfare" scheme to force unemployed people to work for free.

Around 150 people packed into a House of Commons committee room last Tuesday to build the campaign against Tory attacks on housing rights.