Iain Duncan Smith, the new Work and Pensions Secretary, has hinted that he may change the definition of child poverty. In an interview with the Guardian, he said, “You get this constant juddering adjustment with poverty figures going up when,test
Michael Gove has invited existing schools to become academies. But his new announcement explains nothing about the funding gaps for free schools and the pupil premium.
It has almost become conventional wisdom to blame Labour’s defeat on a loss of support among C2s. But the party’s problems are deeper and more severe.
Leadership candidates are talking about immigration. Neil O’Brien asks: “Will Labour now become an anti-immigration party?” There’s no reason why they should.
The main story of the day is the Government’s announcement of £6 billion in cuts this year. The Independent reports that civil servants will be told today that they are being banned from recruiting any new staff in a “severe setbacktest
Ed Miliband has distanced himself from Labour’s culture of briefing. He said it was a “self destructive, awful culture”.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies this morning gave its verdict on Labour’s inequality record. In a spoof of the Conservative party poster depicting a grinning Gordon Brown and the caption, “I increased the gap between rich and poor – votetest
The Times and Telegraph lead with the 34-page “programme for government” from the Coalition, which supersedes either manifesto. Under the headline,”Higher taxes on holidays, marriage and driving”, the Telegraph highlights planned increases in capital gains tax, and changes to thetest
There is disquiet that the Labour nomination process concludes in 8 days time. Jon Cruddas told BBC News that the party “should reconvene and change this timetable.”
Nick Clegg appears on the front of several papers ahead of his first major speech as Deputy Prime Minister. The Times declares, “Clegg risks rift with Tories over tax and human rights”. In an interview with the paper, the Libtest
