Analysis of David Cameron's welfare speech 'shows selective use of statistics'

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Published by Max Salsbury for 24dash.com in Central Government and also in Housing

David Cameron's latest attack on Britain's benefits culture displayed a willingness to muddy the waters by selective use of statistics, according to Kevin Gulliver, Director of the Human City Institute. Here he provides an analysis of the language adopted by the Prime Minister and the figures used. The Prime Minister’s Dartford ‘welfare crackdown’ speech - in which he chose to single out 'feckless' 16 to 24-year-old social housing tenants and their 'dependency' upon housing benefit - was...

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