Exclusive: Left-wing blogs top Wikio rankings
Liberal Conspiracy and Left Foot Forward have leapt to the top of Wikio’s rankings of British blogs. They are ahead of Iain Dale’s Diary and Guido Fawkes’ blog for the first time.
Will Straw
Will Straw founded Left Foot Forward in 2009 and was its first Editor. Follow him on Twitter.
Fee hike “will deter four-in-five students”
At least 70% will be put off attending university as tuition fees rise to £9,000 per year. Nick Clegg is struggling to convince his Ministers to support the move.
Conjuring Cameron’s cap trick
David Cameron has pulled the wool over the media’s eyes with his housing benefit cap. The real danger comes from the rest of the £2bn package.
Former Cabinet Sec: Britain never on “brink of bankruptcy”
A key premise of George Osborne’s argument for rapid spending cuts has been questioned by former civil service boss, Lord Andrew Turnbull.
The truth about Britain’s “bloated welfare” system
Britain does not have a “bloated welfare” system despite George Osborne’s rhetoric. The truth is that welfare spending is lower than at any time from 1979 to 1997.
New Grayling porkie on welfare reform statistics
Chris Grayling is at it again. DWP has been telling porkies on the number of households affected by the new benefits cap. The true figure is 25,000 rather than 100,000.
Willetts announces end of state funding for social sciences
David Willetts today announced the effective end of state funding for degree courses in arts, humanities, and social science subjects.
Cameron’s cashless industrial policy
David Cameron appeared to use his CBI speech to launch a state-financed industrial policy. But the money is not there to back it up.
Spending review slashes £60bn from growth
David Cameron and Ed Miliband make speeches today on growth. New analysis shows that last week’s Spending Review will remove around £60 billion from the economy.
Families hit twice as hard as banks
Families are to contribute twice as much as the banks to bringing down the deficit. The finding makes a mockery of George Osborne’s claims on the banks.