Clegg’s £10k tax allowance is no Tory concession; it’s a Tory dream
The Lib Dem income tax plans will usher in the biggest increase in income inequality in the UK of any single policy since Nigel Lawson’s 1988 tax-cutting budget.
Yearly Archives: 2010
A rose garden love-in, but no love lost in Thirsk
The Liberal Democrat candidate in the delayed Thirsk and Malton election on May 27 has promised a “full-on fight” against the Tories.
The George and Vince show may get ugly
Heir to the Baronetcy of Ballentaylor, Mr Osborne has a degree in history and has never had a job outside of Westminster politics. An intellectial giant? No.
Lib-Con deal: support but also real anger among Lib Dem grassroots
Some Liberal Democrats have voiced concern, over the eagerness with which their leaders gave life to a Tory government and the consequences for themselves.
Is Scotland Cameron’s next constitutional headache?
Even before David Cameron was swanning around Downing Street, the SNP were already lining up to give the Conservative/Lib Dem coalition a headache.
Support for children likely to go in first Lib-Con cuts
The Lib-Con government will start cutting spending in 2010-11. This could include cuts to Child Tax Credits and the Child Trust Fund.
Politics Summary: Wednesday, May 12th
Every paper has a picture of David and Samantha Cameron on the doorstep of Number 10 as the youngest Prime Minister for 198 years forms the first peacetime coalition for 80 years. George Osborne becomes the youngest Chancellor in 120test
Thank you, Gordon
Tributes have poured in from across the twittersphere to Gordon Brown following his sudden announcement last night that he would resign as Labour leader.
2010 intake: More exclusive yet more representative
The proportion of MPs that went to private school is five times that of the population as a whole – an increase from the last parliament.
More evidence of market confidence in the UK
Left Foot Forward has consistently argued against Tory scaremongering that a hung parliament would necessarily lead to economic catastrophe.