The Institute for Fiscal Studies this morning gave its verdict on Labour’s inequality record. In a spoof of the Conservative party poster depicting a grinning Gordon Brown and the caption, “I increased the gap between rich and poor – votetest
The coalition may well be set to disappoint those who hoped that a change in government would bring both clarity and commitment to Britain’s defence needs.
This week’s New Scientist has a special section on denial, asking the question: From climate change to vaccines, evolution to flu, denialists are on the march.
The Times and Telegraph lead with the 34-page “programme for government” from the Coalition, which supersedes either manifesto. Under the headline,”Higher taxes on holidays, marriage and driving”, the Telegraph highlights planned increases in capital gains tax, and changes to thetest
There has been an almost deafening silence from Grant Shapps and Eric Pickles over the dropping of the Tory manifesto pledge to raise the stamp duty threshold.
Make no mistake about it, the Conservative Party’s failure to gain any seats in Scotland was a hammer blow.
On tackling unemployment, today’s coalition agreement bears a striking resemblance to the Conservative Party manifesto – and has scarcely more detail.
The establishment of the Office for Budget Responsibility was Mr Osborne’s attempt to join the ‘change’ brigade, but is just a triumph of spin over substance.
The coalition programme announced today sticks to Conservative manifesto pledges on Sure Start, but misses an opportunity to explain the “Big Society” idea.
Both child and pensioner poverty fell in 2008/09 compared to the previous year.
