How long can the Lib Dems claim their tax policy helps the poorest?
Next time you see Nick Clegg or Tim Farron emoting about the Lib Dems’ concern for the poorest, remember: the priority for them is income tax cuts, write Tim Horton & Howard Reed.
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Are we really all in it together?
Howard Reed reports on how the coalition’s cuts show that the poorest will be hit hardest – particularly single parents families and single pensioners.
Osborne’s fairness claims fall flat. Again
The governement suggests the distributional impact of the spending cuts is less regressive than if these important areas were also included; but are they right?
The graph that shames Nick Clegg
If the Lib Dem debate on ‘Ensuring Fairness in a Time of Austerity’ is to be a serious one, it must recommend a fundamental change of strategy for the Lib Dems.