Nick Clegg today sat shoulder-to-shoulder with George Osborne in defending the axing of the loan to Sheffield Forgemasters – in his constituency – forcing the plant to stop work on a new press for nuclear power plants which would have resulted in the creation of 200 jobs.
Consistent David Cameron critic Simon Heffer suggests in this morning’s Telegraph that the next Labour leader “could find himself prime minister within a year” – and suggests Ed Miliband is the favourite.
The Conservative-led Treasury Select Committee expressed fear that the austerity set out in the Budget could hurt the poor disproportionately, according to the Financial Times. Although the findings stopped short of challenging the government’s plans for more rapid deficit reduction,test
The Miliband brothers are neck-and-neck for top spot in the first round of voting. As many have predicted, the decision will come down to 2nd preferences.
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes has said gay couples will be allowed to get married.
We heard the shriek of ‘Noooooooooo!’ in the North East. The Government’s ideological decision to renege on support for Forgemasters in Sheffield triggered anger but also bewilderment among people I know in Yorkshire.
A majority of those who responded to a Government consultation have rejected the proposals of the Consultative Group on the Past, established to address how Northern Ireland addresses the legacy of its troubled past.
Just 40% of Lib Dem voters approve of the Coalition’s performance. The dramatic fall-off in support sees twice as many deserters switching to Labour as to the Tories.
The latest newspaper circulation figures come as Trinity Mirror announced the axing of 200 more staff, on top of the loss of 1,700 jobs, one in five of all jobs, from the group last year.
In the pursuit of implementing policies that will benefit the society as a whole in the name of fairness and progression, Vince Cable announced last week his intent of abolishing the current system of subsidised loans by possibly replacing it with a university tax.
