Dominic Raab accuses David Davis of ‘dangerous socialist populism’
According to comments by Tory MP Dominic Raab, Vince Cable – and by extension David Davis – are giving in to “dangerous socialist populism”.
Jump in working housing benefit claimants makes mockery of coalition welfare claims
A jump in the number of housing benefit claimants shows the government is prioritising being ‘tough’ about benefits ahead of being correct about them.
If the Sajid Javid wants to make culture accessible to ordinary people, he should get tough with ticket touts
Touts are pricing people out of live entertainment, writes James Bloodworth.
Public want Serco banned from government contracts
Nearly 80 per cent of the public think Serco, the scandal-hit outsourcing company, should not be allowed to bid for public service contracts.
Britain’s economic growth is not a sign that austerity works
The economic recovery is due to a “combination of the depth of the hole it found itself in, the moderation in the trend toward deeper and deeper austerity and the effects of possibly bubble-creating government loans”, according to former United States secretary of the treasury Larry Summers.
Coalition Britain: less Dragon’s Den, more a nation of odd jobbers
As with so many of the coalition’s claims of economic recovery, the seemingly buoyant labour market is hiding a much more fragile picture, writes James Bloodworth.
Miliband is offering ‘generation rent’ a radical and attractive alternative
Ed Miliband will today announce plans to cap excessive rent increases and give tenants greater security over tenancies.
Sorry George, what recovery?
On hearing that Britain is ‘returning to growth’, many if not most people will probably ask ‘recovery? what recovery?’ writes James Bloodworth.
Strikes are effective. Don’t believe me? Then look at the BBC website
Is it any surprise that London Underground workers walk out when the media – and the BBC of all places – ignores the issues until there is a strike?
UK GDP up 0.8 per cent
UK GDP grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2014, according to the latest quarterly national accounts from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).