Questions must be asked of Moscow’s emergency response
The attacks, as well as showing up Putin’s failures, highlight the fact that this problem will not go away until a political solution is found in the Caucasus.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Can Twitter predict the election outcome?
Tweetminster are attempting to use Twitter to predict the election outcome. A Japanese study last year precicted the outcome with 90% accuracy.
Job Guarantees give hope to long-term unemployed
The Government has extended the Future Jobs Fund to everyone out of work and claiming benefits for two years. This progressive policy is a cause for celebration.
Politics Summary: Tuesday, March 30th
The Conservative’s pledge to hold off Labour’s planned rise in national insurance dominates the papers coverage of Channel 4’s chancellors’ debate. The Times reports that, “Alistair Darling and Vincent Cable ganged up on George Osborne last night to heap derisiontest
Majority of mothers support Sure Start & warn against cuts
A charity has today published research showing nearly 70 per cent of mums will be less likely to vote for a party that cut free childcare places or tax credits.
Speccie rebuked for Liddle’s “goat curry” rant
The Spectator have been rebuked by the Press Complaints Commission for Rod Liddle’s inaccurate “goat curry” blog.
Post bank announcement is welcome news
The Post Office is to receive £1,280 million to provide new financial services and to improve financial inclusion through credit unions and weekly budget plans.
Lib Dems: Our tax plans are fair and progressive
As the person responsible for drafting the Lib Dem manifesto I wanted to respond to the report on our proposal to raise the income tax threshold to £10,000.
Impact of the Budget on the inequality gap
Is the Budget good, bad or neutral on income inequality? Currently there is no official assessment of how Budget measures affect the gap between rich and poor.
Tories heading to wrong destination over use of education data
How should we rate which schools are best? It is one of the biggest questions for those writing education policy.