Coalition agreement leaves many climate questions unanswered
The full agreement of the coalition government has been published this morning, but there’s little new detail on climate and energy policy.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Coalition stores up trouble on prisons
Today’s “programme for government” says nothing about prisons policy. The Coalition Government has failed to resolve the fundamental differences between the two parties.
New warning coalition could split the Lib Dems
David Cameron’s old politics tutor and leading constitutional expert Vernon Bogdanor warned that the Liberal Democrats risked being split and “swallowed up”.
Politics Summary: Thursday, May 20th
The prime minister and deputy prime minister will unveil full details of the coalitions programme of government this morning.
The new politics of coalitions
Since the result of last Thursday’s election became clear, the leaderships of all three major parties have acted diplomatically to reach a workable outcome.
New home sec ignores police & outlines plans for “elected individuals”
New home secretary Theresa May ignored the concerns of senior officers today by pressing ahead with plans for “elected individuals” to oversee police forces.
The Government must hold its nerve on Capital Gains Tax
The new Government proposes raising the tax rate for capital gains. It is a sensible, progressive policy during the recession and they must hold their nerve.
The coalition’s human rights timebomb
The Human Rights Act is a flash point for the Coalition. Theresa May says “no decision” has been made but Nick Clegg says a Government would tamper with it “at its peril”.
Clegg: Commons no confidence powers “unchanged”
Nick Clegg sought to draw a line under the debate about the rules for a dissolution of parliament in his first speech as deputy prime minister today.
Scotland welcomes coalition policy to end child detention
The new coalition government’s policy programme made a welcome commitment to “end the detention of children for immigration purposes”.