What if MPs had to Use Job Centres

I’ve recently heard about sanctions, when someone has been kicked off benefits after 3 months, despite their efforts to find Continue reading →

The Well Unfair State of the UK

I’d like to gather up some factors of things going on at the same time and put them together in Continue reading →

Why to Make Personal Selections of Employers in Job Interviews

We’re all human. If I ran a company, I, as most recruiters are reported to do, would start with people Continue reading →

Into Work – Fair and Simple

Thinking slavery (my definition: unpaid, manual or menial labour meted out in a punishing way) was abolished 180 years ago, Continue reading →

The Total Cost of HMRC’s Incorrect demand for my Working Tax Credit Overpayment

How much does the Working Tax Credits Office spend on collecting over payments? I’m sitting on a bed covered in Continue reading →

Never Knowingly Beaten — victory in Working Tax Credits dispute

Yesterday, I found a letter from HMRC in my post. Trepidatiously, I opened it and found a two page letter, Continue reading →

People With Disabilities Probably Want to Work More Than Average

In 2005, I started working on a careers magazine for disabled graduates called the Arberry Profile. The problem with the Continue reading →