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Yearly Archives: 2010
Clegg set to face tough time over health, schools and spending cuts
As Nick Clegg prepares to address delegates at the Liberal Democrat conference today, he faces discord over health, Trident, schools and spending cuts.
Harris warns Clegg on fairness rhetoric
Evan Harris, the former Liberal Democrat MP, issued a warning to Nick Clegg today about his rhetoric on fairness at a fringe event at Lib Dem annual conference.
Five days left in left’s top five poll
There are just five days to go in our most influential left wingers poll – so get voting now!
Is the Green Party now the natural home for disaffected lefties?
With the Lib Dems in Coalition with the Tories, the Green has policies to please those who feel abandoned by other left-of-centre parties.
Beware of pushing Catholics out of the progressive club
Kevin Meagher on why it would be a mistake for liberals and those on the left to push Catholics out of the progressive club with their anti-Papal rhetoric.
A responsible deficit reduction plan
With the Spending Review just four weeks away, pressure is beginning to ramp up on George Osborne with widespread public dissatisfaction over his cuts and a challenge from his colleague, Boris Johnson, over the strategy. Pre-empting the Labour leadership candidates’test
Consumers charged for copyright infringement
The Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills this week concluded its consultation on how to pay for the enforcement elements of the new the Digital Economy Act (DEA).
PI no. 4: See change: Opening policy research to the public
The fourth in our series of Political Innovation essays – this one is about opening up policy research to the public.
GPs’ “major concerns” about Lansley’s reforms
It has been described as the Coalition’s Charge of the Light Brigade – but now it seems the cavalry are having second thoughts, the cavalry being GPs.