<p>The lengthy lead in to Jeremy Hunt&#8217;s 17th November Autumn Statement saw the &#8216;difficult decisions&#8217; and &#8216;tough choices&#8217; soundbites aired relentlessly across the media. In tandem with these &#8216;tough but necessary decisions&#8217; warnings, was an eyebrow raising rebranding of the Tories as the Party of &#8216;compassionate conservatism&#8217;. After all the hype, just how well does &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/11/24/who-a

<p>This blog sets out the budget policy changes that took place during and after the chaos of the Truss administration; it explores the current levels of social security in the UK and a comparison of these levels with other countries; it examines the extent of welfare cuts since 2010; considers some options which we are &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/11/01/who-will-bear-the-burden-of-sunaks-difficult-decisions/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span clas

<p>Dear Richard I am writing to you to express my dismay at your support of the government’s decision not to back the Labour amendment in the Free School Meals debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday evening. As you will be aware the Labour amendment had passed it would have ensured the continuation of &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2020/10/26/stop-holiday-hunger-email-to-richard-fuller-mp/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text"

<p>Below is a letter to Alistair Burt, my local Conservative MP, regarding the changes to Pension Credit entitlement for mixed age couples &#8211; those couples with one person of state pension age and the other is below. These changes coming into force on 15th May 2019 will potentially have a seriously adverse impact on the &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2019/02/18/mixed-age-couples-pension-credit-changes/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen