It’s funny how sometimes just one word can reveal so much. Political statements and speeches are often like trudging across a bland, featureless moorland. But then suddenly, you come across a single word catching the light at a different angle. A piece of shiny, igneous rock in otherwise dull, sedimental sandstone. Something … harder. Something, when you pick it up, that is sharp. That could cut. You must be careful with it.
A few weeks ago, while sketching out a fresh drive to get more people off benefits and into the labour market, Laura Trott, chief secretary to the Treasury, said, “Of course there should be support for people to help them into work, but ultimately there is a duty on citizens. If they are
