Labour’s poll performance is a red herring
Several of my Labour-supporting friends have a spring in their step – level in the polls at last, as revealed by yesterday’s Reuters/Ipsos-MORI poll.
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Cable reopens rift on immigration cap
Business secretary Vince Cable appeared to be on a collission course with his coalition partners this afternoon, hitting out at the immigration cap.
International development will test Clegg at Lib Dem conference
Ahead of a crucial United Nations summit on Millennium Development Goals, Nick Clegg has a conundrum: will he represent the policies of the Coalition or his own Party?
Britain second only to US in terms of academic research
With forthcoming cuts to research and possible restrictions on the entry of foreign students today’s world university Rankings are very timely.
Trident delay rumours lead to contrasting reactions on all sides
The Coalition’s rumoured delay on Trident renewal has sparked contrasting reactions on all sides of the political spectrum.
Just 1-in-3 Lib Dem voters support Coalition cuts
Only 29 per cent of Liberal Democrat voters support the scale of the government’s spending cuts, according to a poll in this morning’s Times.
A middle way for economic recovery
The world has moved into a period where there will be a persistent shortfall of demand in the economies of the West compared with what is necessary for full employment.
The unity ticket? A quarter of party members are voting for both Milibands
While the Labour leadership election is likely to remain too close to call definitively until the day of the result, there is good evidence that the party will be able to unite around the winner.
IDS “simply doesn’t recognise” Osborne’s welfare savings number
Iain Duncan Smith has told a group of MPs that he “simply doesn’t recognise” the £4 billion figure that George Osborne claims will be cut from the welfare budget. The latest remarks will heighten tensions between two of David Cameron’stest
SNP u-turn on class sizes
Scottish Labour have dubbed a “disgrace” education secretary Michael Russell’s announcement on class sizes for primary school children in year one.