Brown: Tories will betray middle classes
Gordon Brown has fired the election starting gun in an interview for Tribune and speech to Policy Network. He said the Tories would betray the middle classes.
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Delay cuts, says leading economists
Sixty-seven economists have today entered the debate over the pace of deficit reduction. Left Foot Forward has reproduced the two letters to the FT in full.
Finking about stimulus
The position of Fraser Nelson and Guido Fawkes on deficits should hearten the left. Tax cuts are stimulative but spending rises even more so.
Hannan-omics: “factual inaccuracies, dubious assertions”
Daniel Hannan has praised Georgia’s economic policy. But experts say his piece has “serious factual inaccuracies” and “dubious, to say the least, assertions.”
Politics Summary: Thursday, February 18th
On the fifth anniversary of the fox hunting ban, the BBC reports that Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has written to the Tory leader urging him to rule out a repeal of the ban. The letter outlines how the ban hastest
Facing the heat: Daily Mail and Sunday Times climate journalism
The Daily Mail and Sunday Times are at the centre of a row over the accuracy of their climate reporting. They have been accused of “making things up”.
The power of stimulus
Government has welcomed the fall today in unemployment. Meanwhile, the Obama team have emailed supporters with a graph declaring “We’re on the road to recovery.”
Politics Summary: Wednesday, February 17th
Sign up to get this politics summary emailed to you before 9am every morning The Telegraph, Guardian and Independent outline how Richard Branson has entered the debate over the deficit in a story broken in yesterday’s Evening Standard and followedtest
Should we listen to Richard Branson on the deficit?
Richard Branson has called for the deficit to be slashed. But should we listen to a tax avoider and evader?
Wright should say sorry; Labour MPs should keep tweeting
David Wright is under pressure for a tweet yesterday. But Labour MPs should hold their nerve and avoid following the Conservative’s lead of vetting tweets.