
Cameron sending out mixed messages on family policy
David Cameron’s speech last week seemed in part to signify a welcome shift away from a focus on marriage alone, reports Kate Bell, formerly of Gingerbread.

David Cameron’s speech last week seemed in part to signify a welcome shift away from a focus on marriage alone, reports Kate Bell, formerly of Gingerbread.

Lisa Nandy MP talks about the problems caused by the extortionate rate of legal loan sharks and discusses the End Legal Loan Sharks campaign.

In the latest Political Innovation essay, Miljenko Williams of the blog 21st Century Fix looks at what politics can learn from the likes of Last.fm

Is Britain really broken? New findings suggest that the growth of so called ‘welfare dependency’ may be massively overstated, reports Daisy Blacklock.

The week: The Lib Dems’ final betrayal over tuition fees, led into the abyss by Nick Clegg and Vince Cable, the prison reform plans, the Cancun summit and more.

Gordon Brown has teamed up with the Avaaz global advocacy organisation to push for action from the G20 on global jobs, reports Chris Tarquini.

Looking at petrol pricing, Eleanor Besley asks what has happened to the Conservatives’ pre-election promise of a fair fuel stabiliser.

Joss Garman provides a round-up of the final day of talks in Cancun – highlighting the importance of Japan’s anti Kyoto stance.

Northern Ireland faces being hit harder by changes announced to the tax and benefit systems due to come into force between Jan 2011 and Apr 2014, the IFS says.

Former Liberal Democrat MP Dr Evan Harris has made the extraordinary claim that to get rid of fees “the answer is to vote more liberal democrats into power”.