Cameron plays the statesman in predictable Brussels affair
As ever at these occasions, the choreography was exquisite. David Cameron’s first European summit as British prime minister was always going to be of intense interest to the media…
Yearly Archives: 2010
Worrying signs of a Lib Dem cave-in on capital gains tax
Dropping progressive manifesto commitments just because they happen to offend the right wing of the Conservative party are becoming a depressingly regular feature of the new administration.
Politics Summary: Friday, June 18th
Sign up to receive this daily email by 9am every morning. The front pages of the Guardian and Times examine the new spending cuts announced yesterday by Chief Secretary Danny Alexander. According to the Guardian, the coalition government scrapped £2test
R.I.P – Conservative “efficiency savings”
After the announcement of a further £2bn cuts today it seems as though we can wave goodbye to the pre-election “efficiency savings” policy championed by the Tories.
Can the Coalition be trusted on families?
Nick Clegg was today set to launch the Coalition Government’s new ‘Childhood and Families Task Force’, which will give grandparents legal rights to see children when couples split.
GLA leads the way on pay ratios
The Greater London Assembly is following the example it set on the Living Wage, again leading the way in best practice on remuneration and reducing inequality.
Murdoch bids for total control of BSkyB
An economic liberalising coalition government will not step in to put a halt to News Corporations plans for total control of BSkyB.
Unemployment – a mixed picture around the nations
Yesterday’s headline figures on unemployment masked the mixed news on jobs that came out from across the devolved nations.
Politics Summary: Thursday, June 17th
BP is to pay out $20 billion (£13.5bn) in compensation following talks with President Obama; they have also agreed not to pay a dividend this year.
Candidates unite to support living wage
All five of Labour’s leadership candidates have expressed their complete support for a living wage.