Cable sets out economic vision, but tax policy could be more “radical”
Vince Cable set out his economic manifesto today. But he conceded that his party’s flagship tax policy was not as radical as other approaches to redistribution.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Scottish public sector fat cats face pay freeze
The SNP Government will enforce pay freezes for top public sector managers and civil servants. A pay freeze is critical to Lib Dem support for the budget.
Council misinterprets Disability Discrimination Act over school trip
Highland Council cancelled a school trip for Crown Primary School. The council has been criticised for misinterpreting the Disability Discrimination Act.
Northern Ireland on the edge as Robinson and McGuinness hold “defining talks”
Gordon Brown & Brian Cowen will hold talks in Downing St. today while Martin McGuinness & Peter Robinson meet at Stormont on a crucial day for Northern Ireland.
Cameron’s marriage tax on the ropes
The Tory marriage tax plans are in further confusion this morning as it emerged that just 1 in 20 couples would benefit. The policy would cost £800 million.
Politics Summary: Monday, January 25th
Shadow Cabinet splits, city bankers, Afghanistan, elected mayors and expenses.
Learning the lessons of the Dems’ defeat in Mass.
The defeat of Democrat Martha Coakley in the bluest of blue states, Massachusetts, for liberal icon Ted Kennedy’s own seat offers lessons as urgent as they are vital to incumbents headed in to elections on both sides of the Atlantictest
Where you won’t read all about it …
The controversy over Rod Liddle’s comments on a Millwall bulletin board continues. But the mainstream media has left the story virtually unreported.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
George Osborne, the Iraq Inquiry, Kraft’s £12bn takeover of Cadbury, Trident, NICE, public sector pay and much, much, more.
Frank Luntz: Now Republicans support action on climate change
Frank Luntz was credited with helping George Bush block action on climate change. He now says there is bipartisan support for US cutting climate change emissions.