Fox under pressure on £4.3bn of mystery “non frontline savings”
Jim Murphy has urged the Government to come clean on how it would achieve “at least £4.3 billion of non frontline savings”. The MOD is unable to account for its numbers.
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Clegg wanted Lib-Lab Coalition to commit to cap on tuition fees
Nick Clegg went into Coalition talks with Labour demanding “a commitment not to raise the cap on tuition fees”. It means he changed his mind on the issue three times in as many weeks.
Rebuilding the progressive left
Back in June, Left Foot Forward wrote about a project being run by a collective of community organisers, environmentalists, campaigners, Labour and Lib Dem activists, bloggers, writers, and development workers. A wider group convened again this week to hear the interim findings of the research.
Osborne to help Ireland: a “shining example of long-term economic policymaking”
George Osborne “stands ready” to help Ireland in the midst of economic crisis. It’s the least he can do after cheerleading their disastrous economic policies as a “shining example”.
Rising tuition fees “drive students to study abroad”
The number of British students studying in the US has risen again. The Fulbright Commission says “rising tuition and and limited places in the UK drive students to study abroad.”
At it again: Now IDS misleads on jobs for foreigners
DWP is under investigation from the Statistics Authority. In today’s Daily Mail, IDS makes erroneous claims about the proportion of “net jobs” goings to “people from overseas”.
Protest violence distracts from Tory U-turn on Education Maintenance Allowances
The idiots who stormed Millbank Tower yesterday and threw a fire extinguisher from the roof have rightly been condemned for their violent actions. The agitators owe an apology to the primarily peaceful students who protested in London yesterday against educationtest
Clegg’s dubious jobs claim
Nick Clegg writes in today’s Guardian about welfare reform. But his claims on jobs, incentives for work, the welfare bill, and poverty do not stack up.
Labour should campaign on AV
Andy Burnham says “It would be a recipe for chaos and confusion if Labour candidates were also supporting AV in their literature.” He’s wrong – the party should campaign for AV.
LSE, SOAS and Guildhall among Unis to see teaching grants abolished
Twenty-four universities will see their entire teaching grants cut under the Browne review’s plans to focus Government spending on science, engineering, technology and maths undergraduates. Figures released by the Labour party from the House of Commons library confirm the likelytest