The hypocrisy of Cameron’s attack on “vested interests”
David Cameron attacked “vested interests” at the weekend. But his own front bench has received close to £200,000 from the financial services sector.
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Conservatives under microscope of US media
The US media is turning a more critical eye to the British Conservative party. The New York Times focuses on the “posh” strand running through the Tories.
Politics Summary: Tuesday, March 23rd
Sign up to receive this daily email by 9am every morning. The Financial Times front page details that Alistair Darling is “to get tough on offshore tax evasion” by announcing “punitive fines for taxpayers who hide money offshore”. The crackdowntest
Public “not facing up to” spending squeeze
The public are unprepared for public service cuts, according to a new report. The public favours increases in business taxes and inheritance tax above all others.
Conservative social action campaign in chaos
The Conservative party’s ‘Cash Gordon’ campaign was backfiring badly this morning. Hundreds of tweets denigrating the Tories appeared on their home page.
Tory race row in east London
The Conservative party have airbrushed ethnic minority candidates from campaign leaflets. Left Foot Forward today publishes the literature in full.
Calamity Grayling opposes Cameron’s unilateral bank tax
Calamity Chris Grayling has condemned the principle behind his own leader’s new banking policy.
Politics Summary: Thursday, March 18th
The chairman of the Financial Services Authority has pronounced much City activity “economically useless”. According to the Times, “Lord Turner questioned the conventional wisdom that proprietary trading by banks was beneficial because it boosted liquidity and that securitisation and othertest
Charlie Whelan: I won’t hide from Pickles’ trade union witch-hunt
In an exclusive interview with Left Foot Forward, Charlie Whelan has singled out Eric Pickles for undertaking a “witch-hunt” against trade unions.
Politics Summary: Wednesday, March 17th
A poll for the FT shows that the Tories are struggling to establish a lead in the north of England or Scotland among the unskilled working classes or among the under-25s. The paper writes that, “the findings suggest Mr Camerontest