Left Foot Forward
Politics Summary: Wednesday, June 30th
A private Treasury assesment of the impact of the Government's spending cuts has revealed that last week's Budget will result in the loss of up to 1.3 million jobs over the next five years.
Ed Miliband defends role of state & attacks Coalition for “deriding” it
Labour leadership challenger Ed Miliband called for a "different model going forward" and a rebalancing in the relationship between the state and the market today, criticising the Coalition Government's cuts agenda and their constant "diminishing, deriding and doing down" of the state.
Immigration cap still doesn’t add up
Theresa May yesterday announced the introduction of a temporary cap on skilled immigration to the UK, a policy which the FT estimates will cost every UK household £300 a year in extra taxes or reduced spending.
Politics Summary: Tuesday, June 29th
Sir Hugh Orde, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, will today warn that "critical duties" may be at risk because cuts if up to a third in the Home Office budget.
EDL leader is ex-BNP thug
The English Defence League's claims to be a non-racist grouping suffered a further blow at the weekend with the revelation that the leader of the EDL, Tommy Robinson, is a former British National Party member jailed for a year for assaulting an off-duty police officer.
Cameron meets anti-Gay Polish presidential candidate
David Cameron is today meeting Polish presidential candidate Jaroslaw Kaczynski in Downing Street. Kaczynski, along with many of Cameron’s far-Right European allies – described as “nutters, anti-Semites and homophobes” by Nick Clegg – has long been accused of extremism.