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The right’s scrounger rhetoric dominates the benefits debate. Labour must fight back – and win

The prime minister has a once-in-a-generation chance to reintroduce fairness to the system. He has to seize the moment, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16

I’m not buying into the ‘Keminaissance’. If the Tories lowered the bar any further, they’d be Reform UK

Rather than ridding the Conservatives of their ‘nasty party’ status, Badenoch has a plan – to cut benefits for young people and demonise the unemployed, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3

An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? You read that right, and we will not settle for it

This scandal shows there are many who don’t expect us to live rich lives – and that paternalism lives on in disability services, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

Want to know what Andy Burnham would do in government? Take a look at his past

His plan for the country is still vague, but there are clues to what he thinks, on topics from inheritance tax to welfare and social care, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

The old ‘warfare v welfare’ arguments are back – but it’s Britain’s real duty to spend on both

Slashing benefits in favour of defence will make millions less, not more, safe, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16

Air conditioning: the wealthy and well can afford it, but disabled people who need it most can’t

It is a short-term fix, but AC is an essential tool for many for whom the heat can be harmful, and even life-threatening, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · May 29

King Charles’s White House visit was an exercise in full-throttle distraction and denial

A few days of joviality will hardly change American foreign policy or guarantee Trump’s ever-erratic affections for long, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29

Britain’s shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers?

Carer’s allowance turns 50 this year, but it’s no reflection of the labour of the millions who cook, clean and nurse behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11

Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late

If new claimants don’t meet strict criteria, they’ll lose half of the health element of universal credit. Don’t ignore that: in life’s lottery, that could easily be you, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2

Going back to the good old days of DVDs

Letters: Readers respond to a column by Frances Ryan in which she argues that streaming is rubbish

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20