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Chav-bashing – a bad joke turning into bilious policy

It started as snobbery, but this week the idea that the poor are to blame for their plight may well become law


John Harris www.guardian.co.uk

MPs to vote on 1% cap on annual benefit increases BBC

Government wins key vote on planned 1% cap on annual benefits rises BBC

Lord Marland has become the second Tory minister in the House of Lords to stand down in a matter of days. BBC

It's not NHS workers who lack compassion, David Cameron – it's you
An increasing number of people are attending our surgeries as a result of health policies that are anything but compassionate


Simon Atkins Guardian

There is a problem with welfare, but it's not 'shirkers'
This economic model isn't delivering jobs or decent wages. The real scroungers are greedy landlords and employers

Seumas Milne Guardian

UK risks 'turning inwards' over EU referendum - US official BBC

Richard Branson And Business Leaders Warn David Cameron His Stance On EU Could Hurt UK Economy www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

Ukip youth leader Olly Neville sacked for supporting gay marriage Independent

Mac on... benefits cuts for pensioners Mail

By Brian Reade Mirror

Bloodlust Tories are unfit to rule after their benefit cull

In the Commons debate on welfare cuts, Tory backbenchers' mouths were almost salivating at the prospect of making the poorest even poorer

Seven prisons in England to close
Justice secretary says prison cuts will save £63m a year – but concerns grow over plans for US-style Titan 'super-jail' www.guardian.co.uk

Exclusive: Revealed - Tory plan for firms to run schools for profit
Controversial proposal blocked by Lib Dems but is expected to appear in 2015 Conservative manifesto Independent

STEVE RICHARDS Independent

Nothing in British politics is harder than welfare reform. The dogfight over it is a distraction
Nuanced arguments, such as those of David Miliband, gain less traction than they deserve as the goal of delivering fair, affordable welfare seems as distant as ever

OLLY NEVILLE Independent

Exclusive: So much for the libertarians! How Ukip sacked me after I said I support equal marriage
The former leader of the youth wing of Nigel Farage's party has left his post after disagreeing with party policy. They say he's trouble. Here's his version of events