5th August

by Daniel on 4 Aug, 2008 in

A quiet week as the Summer break kicks in. The big news is the announcement of shortlisted flexible New Deal bidders - http://snipurl.com/3b6ak (pdf)

The FT provides an overview of some of the FND bidders - http://snipurl.com/3b6al

The DWP comes under fire for staff sickies - http://snipurl.com/3b6am

Independent review of conditionality announced - http://snipurl.com/3b6an

Next up, privatising the jobcentres? - http://snipurl.com/3b6ao

The free market Heartland Institute has ranked US states on their welfare reform success after 10 years - http://snipurl.com/3b6ap

Fancy some holiday reading? How about 'Charles Murray and the Underclass: The Developing Debate'? It's amazing how the same concepts keep popping up in new guises - http://snipurl.com/3b6aq (pdf)

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