Look Left – Boris attacks welfare reforms while Byrne goes the other way
Welfare reform and the coalition’s cuts to disability benefits were one of the leading policy issues in the first week back, with growing opposition.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Work will get more dangerous and more difficult this year
Bud Hudspith argues that the government is understating the damage caused by bad health and safety, and that cutting the regulations will only hurt more.
Peter Oborne is wrong about the ‘unpopular’ liberal Left
Alex Hern shows the problems with Telegraph columnist Peter Oborne’s claim that the Left tends to be unpopular with voters.
Boris has slammed Coalition welfare reforms – from the left
The most prominent politician to oppose the government welfare reform is – amazingly – Boris Johnson, taking on benefit scrounger myths and arguing against over-testing
The billion-pound cost of badly-drafted green taxes
Alex Hern reveals the flaws of the EU’s emissions trading system, which has numerous provisions which cost billions and do nothing to reduce pollution.
“We are spiralling into a prolonged and ghastly depression”: The economy in 2012
Ann Pettifor looks to the economy in 2012, and is not hopeful about what she sees.
Resources, powers and accountability – the three big issues facing the police in 2012
Kevin Meagher looks at the biggest problems for the police to deal with over the coming year
Liverpool fans backing Suarez, Lefties backing Abbott… When tribalism trumps reason
In the wake of the Luis Suarez and Diane Abbott race rows, Shamik Das looks at the tribal backing received from their supporters, despite being in the wrong.
Human rights as conditions for aid: how long is a piece of string?
Marta Foresti, of the Overseas Development Institute, argues that making overseas aid conditional on government practice is counterproductive and harmful.
“Sorry if you were offended” does not cut it, Diane
When Diane Abbott apologised for “any offence caused” over her racist comments, it was not a real apology – which is worse than none at all.