The questions that George Osborne must answer
Lord Robert Skidelsky says Osborne is “interviewed a lot, but people haven’t really nailed him.” Left Foot Forward sets out a questions for interviewers.
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Labour rebellions indicate growing independence
The Telegraph highlighted new research showing backbench Labour MPs rebelled in almost 1/3 of votes last year. New data show it is part of a long-term trend.
Politics Summary: Tuesday, November 17th
Sign up here to receive this summary in your inbox before 9am every morning Obama has discussed trade and human rights with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The FT reports that Obama “nudged” the Chinese to allow the yuan currency totest
Barber: progressives must “fight back” against spending cuts
Brendan Barber urged the progressive centre-left to “fight back” against spending cuts. He called for a domestic ‘Tobin’ tax to raise £30 billion a year.
US-UK educational exchange works both ways
The Daily reports that “British students flocking to US universities.” But UK universities now represent the destination for 12.7% of US study abroad.
Rethinking economic policy
The main themes of the TUC’s ‘Beyond Crisis’ conference were reinforced in an afternoon session. Lord Layard, Andrew Simms & Glenis Willmott MEP all spoke.
Britain has a “revenue crisis” not a spending crisis
Tax expert Richard Murphy has told an audience at the TUC that Britain faces a “revenue crisis” but not a spending crisis. He urged increases in tax revenue.
Johnson defies Cameron on 50p tax
Boris Johnson today called the Government’s policy to introduce a 50p tax a “double disaster”. This puts pressure on Cameron and Osborne who say it should stay.
Rowan Williams attacks “ruinous legacy” of the market
Rowan Williams unleashed an attack this morning on the “ruinous legacy” of “the market as an independent authority.” He was speaking at a TUC conference.
Politics Summary: Monday, November 16th
Sign up here to receive this summary in your inbox before 9am every morning In light of political divisions in the Senate and lack of firm commitments by countries like India and China, the New York Times reports that Barack Obama admitted intest