Conservatives to meet aid target by counting ‘made up’ debt relief as aid
David Taylor, chair of the Labour Campaign for International Development, reveals the Tories’ plan to count debt relief as real aid, arguing it’s no help at all.
Yearly Archives: 2012
It’s the Big Society that’s being hit by the government’s economics
The Coalition wanted to end the Big State, and bring in the Big Society. We are ending up with neither, as charities shed more jobs than the public sector.
Time to step forward on the Spartacus report
Alex Hern writes on the Spartacus report, which shows the extent of opposition to the changes to DLA
Glasman is battling over postage stamps, but growth is the priority
Cormac Hollingsworth argues that Lord Glasman is focusing on the smallest, least relevant areas of policy, and ignoring the only one that can make a difference: Growth.
Three things Cameron should do if he’s serious about high pay
Duncan Exley argues that Cameron’s plans for high pay are in the right direction, but far weaker than they should be. Exley shows how he ignores the best ways to deal with the problem.
It’s official: the 50p tax rate raises revenue
As the evidence comes in that the 50p tax rate raises hundreds of millions of pounds a year, Alex Hern looks at what the new Tory line will be on the rate.
It’s time to get real over threat to the union
Ed Jacobs argues that Cameron’s intervention into the Scottish independence debate will do far more harm than good for those in favour of the union.
Economic update – January 2012: Outlook not all bad
Tony Dolphin presents his economic update for January 2012.
The World Outside Westminster – Romney set for New Hampshire landslide
Left Foot Forward’s Tom rounds up the week’s news from the US Presidential race and stories you may have missed from around the world.
2012 – the year the world must wake up to Christian persecution
Ed Jacobs, a member of the Christian Socialist Movement, writes of the need for the West to do more to tackle the evil of Christian persecution.