February 2011
The price of Jim Devine’s fraud
The former Labour MP for Livingston, Jim Devine, has been found guilty of defrauding the taxpayer of £8,385 by submitting false receipts. This can now been added the sums taken criminally by David Chaytor (£22,000) and Eric Illsley (£14,000) to a total of almost £45,000 stolen from the taxpayer.
More evidence of big donor culture shows urgent need for party funding reform
If we are to restore any degree of public trust in political parties and reduce the possibility of stories like the BIJ’s being repeated in the future there may be no alternative to public funding.
True multiculturalism acts as a bulwark against further extremism
The lack of concrete proposals for change or a credible alternative vision suggests multiculturalism is a convenient whipping boy rather than the real problem.
Time to move away from spreadsheets and look at the real impact of the cuts
Location is crucial to understanding the full impact of the cuts; it is time to move away from spreadsheets and look at the real implications of the cuts in context.
Boris’s relish for cuts means London is losing its capacity to grow
When it comes to standing up to David Cameron and George Osborne on behalf of the vast majority of Londoners - whose average income is just £21,800 - Boris Johnson’s record is woeful.
Coalition fails “moment of truth” on bankers’ bonuses
Last month, Lord Oakeshott describe Project Merlin as "a real moment of truth for the coalition on fairness". The peer has tonight resigned over the Government's deal on banking.