BBC Political Editor, Nick Robinson, picked up the ‘Blogger of the Year’ prize at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards this morning beating fellow nominees Paul Waugh of the Evening Standard and Coffee House’s Melanie Phillips. The gong will send howlstest
The Chancellor today announced that Health spending would rise in real terms. A closer look at the numbers suggest that the Health budget will fall against the baseline set out in the June Budget.
George Osborne will stand up today and tell the House of Commons that there’s “no alternative” to the pain of his cuts. Every time he does so, he’s lying.
The Coalition has attacked Alan Johnson’s deficit reduction plan. The truth is that it is costed and will result in a much lower impact on growth.
John Redwood today writes that spending will continue to rise. He is wrong: public spending will be cut dramatically and will make up the bulk of deficit reduction.
Graduates who choose a public service career over the City will be worse hit by Lord Browne’s proposals, explains Left Foot Forward’s Will Straw.
X-factor singer Gamu Nhengu is facing waves of public support. Her immigration case outlines critical problems with Britain’s prescriptive system.
Our guest writer is George Norman, Founder and CEO of Whistle I was arguing with a friend about Lib Dem policy – about Nick Clegg, in fact – and we realised that actually uncovering the facts about his position wastest
Speculation will focus today on whether Yvette Cooper or Ed Balls will become shadow Chancellor. But last night’s shadow cabinet result throws up some other tricky decisions.
Speculation is growing that the Coalition will slow the timetable for deficit reduction. The slow down would bring the Government more into line with Labour’s planned approach.
