Our guest writer is Gina Byrne of Compass “Why is it always the little guy who gets shafted?” The question hung in the air momentarily, echoing around the large committee room. It was what everyone present – and perhaps thetest
Adults in workless households are twice as likely to be poor as those in homes where some adults work, and 9 times as likely as homes in which all adults work.
It’s time for a compulsory register of lobbyists, especially with so many incoming Tory MPs and current Tory peers involved in the lobbying industry.
Society’s (and government’s) most intractable problems would be delayed, not expedited, by a Tory victory in May.
We need to ensure promises stack up so that those with the ability and aspiration to benefit from higher education will not be left out in the cold this autumn.
It sounds obvious to judge a set of tax proposals by who gets what money. But there are many other factors which should be included in judging fairness.
There is no need for the fiscal squeeze to hit frontline numbers; the sooner we get away from being fixated with the overall number of officers the better.
As we head into the election all parties’ time would be better spent paying attention to the overwhelming evidence for what works in criminal justice policy.
I put it to the PM that his proposals had come “too late” and that such reform should not be announced in a pre-election campaign. Read his reply.
How best to balance the sustainable, certified and small-scale cultivation of biofuels with the need to counteract mounting world hunger & cut carbon emissions?
