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	<title>The Welfare State We&#039;re In</title>
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	<description>Website of the book by James Bartholomew</description>
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		<title>The Pope and a &#8216;fair wage&#8217; in Bangladesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 22:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Bartholomew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is sad to see the Pope enter into the political and economic arena. He does not understand the issues and therefore has made wholly misguided remarks which are dangerous for the people of Bangladesh and other very poor countries. &#8230; <a href="http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/general/2013/05/the-pope-and-a-fair-wage-in-bangladesh.php">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My meeting with Lady Thatcher and how it helped lead to the book I am now writing</title>
		<link>http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/blog/2013/04/my-meeting-with-lady-thatcher-and-how-it-helped-lead-to-the-book-i-am-now-writing.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Bartholomew</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work on the new book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Below is the account I wrote (with the comments received) just after my unexpected meeting with Lady Thatcher. Partly as a result of that meeting, I am now working on a book in which I am describing the impact &#8230; <a href="http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/blog/2013/04/my-meeting-with-lady-thatcher-and-how-it-helped-lead-to-the-book-i-am-now-writing.php">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lest we forget what Maggie achieved</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Bartholomew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In France, children are taught that the Battle of Trafalgar was inconclusive and that the British admiral was killed. In Britain, of course, we are told something rather different, that it was one of our greatest naval triumphs. History is &#8230; <a href="http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/politics/2013/04/lest-we-forget-what-maggie-achieved.php">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The biggest dates in Britain&#8217;s history of state welfare</title>
		<link>http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/welfare-before-the-welfare-state/2013/04/the-biggest-dates-in-britains-history-of-state-welfare.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Bartholomew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Welfare before the welfare state]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Welfare benefits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The biggest moments in British welfare state history: 1.)  1536-47 Expropriation of the monasteries and priories by Henry VIII which removed much of the church welfare that existed at the time. 2.) 1601 Crystallisation of the Poor Laws that had &#8230; <a href="http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/welfare-before-the-welfare-state/2013/04/the-biggest-dates-in-britains-history-of-state-welfare.php">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Coalition&#8217;s welfare reforms &#8211; how important are they?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Bartholomew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Welfare benefits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the Coalition&#8217;s major reforms of the welfare state begin today. Two that have gained a lot of attention are the &#8216;bedroom tax&#8217; which is a reduction in housing benefit for those council tenants who have a spare room &#8230; <a href="http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/welfare-benefits/2013/04/the-coalitions-welfare-reforms-how-important-are-they.php">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Return to Aix. First impressions.</title>
		<link>http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/general/2013/03/return-to-aix-first-impressions.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Bartholomew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Behaviour & Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work on the new book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I came down to Aix-en-Provence by train yesterday. On the way we passed through Lyon. Two things bleakly stood out: many walls smothered in graffiti and the large blocks of social housing. I arrived in the evening. By the middle &#8230; <a href="http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/general/2013/03/return-to-aix-first-impressions.php">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Women more likely to be groped in Japan than England</title>
		<link>http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/behaviour-crime/2013/03/women-more-likely-to-be-groped-in-japan-than-england.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/behaviour-crime/2013/03/women-more-likely-to-be-groped-in-japan-than-england.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Bartholomew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Behaviour & Crime]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Japanese woman has told me that, in Japan, women in a full underground train are groped by men. But she has found that in London in similar circumstances she is not groped. Of course, this is only one person &#8230; <a href="http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/behaviour-crime/2013/03/women-more-likely-to-be-groped-in-japan-than-england.php">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Twitter conversation with an adviser to the Church of England</title>
		<link>http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/welfare-benefits/2013/03/a-twitter-conversation-with-an-adviser-to-the-church-of-england.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/welfare-benefits/2013/03/a-twitter-conversation-with-an-adviser-to-the-church-of-england.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 10:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Bartholomew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Welfare benefits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Sefton A pregnant woman has to walk 4.5 miles to collect a food parcel from a foodbank in B&#8217;ham. Is this the kind of society we want to live in? &#160; James Bartholomew @TASefton Is it a problem for the &#8230; <a href="http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/welfare-benefits/2013/03/a-twitter-conversation-with-an-adviser-to-the-church-of-england.php">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Appearance on Newsnight</title>
		<link>http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/general/2013/03/appearance-on-newsnight.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/general/2013/03/appearance-on-newsnight.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Bartholomew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media, including BBC bias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Welfare benefits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Newsnight on BBC2 is due to have a large segment on the welfare state tonight. I am to be one of the panellists. Apparently we will be looking at the change in attitudes to the welfare state.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t reform the NHS. Abolish it.</title>
		<link>http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/nhs/2013/02/dont-reform-the-nhs-abolish-it.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/nhs/2013/02/dont-reform-the-nhs-abolish-it.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Bartholomew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare and the NHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a scene near the beginning of the film, Casablanca, where a crime takes place and, in response, the chief of police commands, &#8220;Round up the usual suspects!&#8221; He knows this will not reveal the culprit. Doubtless his staff &#8230; <a href="http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/nhs/2013/02/dont-reform-the-nhs-abolish-it.php">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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