True, the government is extending entitlement to the maternity allowance, enabling more women to take time off work immediately after their child is born.
The government must recognise that flexible working is a key feature of a competitive, modern labour market and must take action to extend entitlement to all those who need it.
It may yet make the Democratic leadership pause in thinking it can do what the hell it likes to feed the party base – exempting unions from the tax on luxury health plans, and extending entitlement programmes.
"Just extending entitlement to a wider group - for example those on working tax credits, or on low incomes but in employment - actually has no impact on the things we care about - on educational attainment, children's health... and giving people incentives to get back into employment".
The party should now concentrate instead on extending entitlements to the middle class, thus bonding America's more affluent voters to the idea of government programmes and to the Democrats who supported them.
First, there is evidence that trade unions attempt to extend entitlements laid down in collective contracts solely for its members.
All those without a mention of providing social services, extending entitlements and beefing up the military -- all favored by the public.
