The Conservative manifesto: a progressive perspective
The Conservative party manifesto will not include any of Left Foot Forward readers’ top five manifesto ideas. There overall green strategy has received some praise.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Tory social care policies will hit the poor hardest
All the available evidence of where Tory-style plans have been implemented shows minimal take-up rates where voluntary systems have been introduced.
Tories’ schools policies raise more questions than answers
Many will be left wondering how the Tories can make theiur education plans a reality when their pledges raise more questions than they answer.
The Tories get it all wrong on Northern Ireland
Alliance party leader David Ford called the Tory/UUP pact a “sham marriage”; today’s manifesto commitments on Northern Ireland represent sham policy.
UK unemployment below rich world average
The OECD shows that the UK’s unemployment rate is below average for the world’s richest countries. The UK is at 7.6% compared to the OECD average of 8.6%.
Election Focus – Plaid Cymru
With Plaid Cymru in partial control of the Assembly Government, Wales is a country now largely red with increasing shades of green.
Tory manifesto fails against ‘progressive conservative’ tests
The Conservative manifesto falls short against “twelve tests” set by Progressive Conservatives. It contains only 3 of the tests. The Labour manifesto has 5.
Hague’s tax claims at odds with IFS
William Hague said “we are not looking for tax rises”. But analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows the Tories have a blackhole in their tax plans.
Tory candidates won’t sign up to climate change or new politics
David Cameron has made climate change and a “new politics” key parts of his future offer. But his candidates are reluctant to show their commitment to either issue.
In the absence of money, reform is essential
The central theme of Labour’s manifesto, launched yesterday, is public service reform; it is even more central to this manifesto than previous ones.