Big society gone mad?
Hidden in Mr Cameron’s appeal to mobilise people in the national interest, is a further, pernicious attack on law that in fact protects all of us.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Hutton’s pensions report: Much to welcome – but also much to fear
John Hutton’s report on public service pensions raises as many questions as it answers – his interim report is about the big picture, not the detail.
Cameron’s speech unraveling fast
David Cameron’s Tory party conference speech is unraveling fast – with many false facts and unfair accusations, like his unfounded attack on Ed Balls.
Not so fast
Speculation is growing that the Coalition will slow the timetable for deficit reduction. The slow down would bring the Government more into line with Labour’s planned approach.
Yvette Cooper tops readers’ poll of shadow cabinet
Yvette Cooper has topped Left Foot Forward’s readers’ poll of shadow cabinet candidates. The survey was completed by 1,033 readers.
Cameron cuts back on truth
David Cameron delivered his first party conference speech today as Prime Minister. His text was littered with errors as Left Foot Forward exposes.
David Cameron: People, country, government, power
A wordle of David Cameron’s first prime minister’s speech to the Conservative party conference.
Conservative leader’s speech live web chat
Join us for our live Conservative leader’s speech web chat from the Tory party conference in Birmingham as the prime minister delivers his address.
By end of 2011, there will be 4.6 unemployed people for every vacancy
The economic turmoil of the past 2 years is absent from the coalition government’s ambitious prescription to reduce unemployment, explains ippr’s Tess Lamming.
Bad poll news for Labour and Tories on spending cuts
There was worrying news for both Labour and the Conservatives in the latest Sun/YouGov opinion poll this morning on public attitudes towards spending cuts.