Have we passed the high watermark of state support for children?
Donald Hirsch, director of the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP), writes about the CPAG/JRF report, “The Cost of a Child in the 21st Century”.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Risk of 23-year slump as Cameron now forecast to borrow double what Brown was
David Cameron and George Osborne are set to borrow double the figure Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling were projected to.
As MSPs return from summer break, Salmond warned it’s all about the economy
As MSPs returned from their summer break, first minister Alex Salmond used the first day of the new political season in Scotland to outline a list of 14 bills.
Miliband and Cameron clash on the economy in first post-recess, post-reshuffle PMQs
Watch Ed Miliband and David Cameron clash on the economy at PMQs, 5th September 2012.
Reshuffle: Transport and communities: Where next for the ‘greenest government ever’?
Richard Hebditch of the Campaign for Better Transport reflects on the reshuffle changes at the departments for communities and transport.
Reshuffle: Wales and Northern Ireland: Reaction to David Jones and Theresa Villiers
Welsh secretary David Jones and Northern Ireland secretary Theresa Villiers settled into their new cabinet seats today, advice aplenty ringing in their ears.
Reshuffle: DFID: Mitchell’s record, and the challenges facing Greening
As Justine Greening is announced as the new international development secretary, it’s worth pausing to reflect on the record of her predecessor Andrew Mitchell.
Economy, money and demography: Which will provide the key to the White House?
Is it now safe to assume job numbers and economic visions will determine who occupies the White House? Matt Browne of the Center for American Progress reports.
Watch: George Osborne gets bood at the Paralympics – while Gordon Brown gets cheered
George Osborne was booed at the Paralympics yesterday – while Gordon Brown was cheered.
All change as Cameron reshuffles the Coalition Cabinet
The new Cabinet is beginning to take shape with ministers who’ve been demoted, moved sideways or axed learning their fate this morning.