Guest
Express’s £1billion claim on immigrant housing is absurd
Migrationwatch has claimed that immigrant demand for social housing will cost £1billion per year - but the facts do not stack up.
Government needs to take on the energy companies to bring down prices
Fuel poverty is now a middle class issue. Until government takes on the big six energy companies or deals with building regulations, it will not be dealt with.
Choosing short sentences over community service for looters will increase reoffending
Short sentences are not effective and magistrates should concentrate on community service for many of the rioters
How the Government could keep train fares down
The Government should also introduce a fuel tax on domestic flights, raising £460 million a year – enough to make up for revenue lost by cutting rather than increasing train fares.
How to build a cross-party consensus on responding to the riots
The most promising area for cross-party consensus, is what to do about the small minority of chaotic families in which children do grow up with little sense of right and wrong,
Help stop government changes to welfare penalising disabled children
New welfare reform proposals will result in many disabled children facing a cut of up to £1,400 per year (£27 per week) compared to their current welfare entitlements.