The Farage factor, rather than right wing policy, is winning UKIP votes
The assumption that UKIP is gaining in popularity because of its policies on immigration and Europe has been undermined by new polling.
Gloria Roberts
Boris’s £150m cycling underspend
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson underspent on last year’s cycling budget by a massive £38m, according to new figures.
The Bedroom Tax nine months on
Nine months on from the implementation of the bedroom tax, Gloria Roberts looks at the impact it’s had so far.
3 things the government *is* doing about flooding
The government, and Owen Paterson in particular, have been criticised for not doing enough about flooding. Here, then, are three things they are doing.
Osborne’s false dichotomy: ‘people who work and pay taxes’ and those on welfare
Benefits are often an essential subsidy to low wages rather than an alternative to work.