
Neil O'Brien
Director, 2008-2013

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What is Milibandism?
by Neil O'Brien | Jul 4, 2012
For two years he has been treated as a joke in the Westminster village. But it’s time to take Ed Miliband seriously. Labour is riding high at 45 per cent in the polls. If there was a general election tomorrow, Prime Minister Miliband (there, I said it) would have a...
The public is more than ready to see benefits made fair
by Neil O'Brien | Jun 30, 2012
Public attitudes towards the welfare state have been hardening for years. The British Social Attitudes survey showed that the proportion of people who feel that benefits for the unemployed are “too high and discourage them from finding work” had risen from 44 per cent...
Why we should change the child poverty target
by Neil O'Brien | Jun 13, 2012
In March 1999 Tony Blair promised to abolish child poverty by 2020, and halve it by 2010. Statistics out tomorrow are likely to show that this halfway target was missed. The parties will have a big squabble over their respective records. Labour supporters will say...
How can we help children in care? Should we be sending them to boarding school?
by Neil O'Brien | May 25, 2012
Politicians talk a lot about fighting poverty and spreading opportunity. And there are endless arguments about how to best to do that. What should the top priority be? What would help the most? But there are some groups of children who everyone would agree are hugely...Support Us
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