October 2011
Will Wales get tax varying powers?
Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs covers the setting up of the Holtham Commission, which will look at granting Wales tax-varying powers akin to Scotland.
Exposed: The legal aid minister’s £97,000 conflict of interest
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern discusses legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly’s conflict of interest with regards to the bill he is shepherding through parliament.
Griffin runs for the hills when confronted with fraud allegations
BNP leader Nick Griffin was once more shown up for the coward he is by the BBC last night, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
How poor children will get poorer on Cameron’s watch
Sam Royston of The Children’s Society explains how the coalition is on course to reverse all progress on reducing child poverty since 2000.
Will Djanogly debunk the myth of a compensation culture?
J Mulligan presents the evidence against there being a compensation culture, and argues that attempts to fix this nonexistent problem will harm those worst off.
How long can slippery Fox cling on?
As the Liam Fox/Adam Werritty scandal rolls on, it emerged this morning Werritty will be quizzed on his sources of income, reports Das.