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Politics Summary: Thursday, July 1st
Secret documents released yesterday show the "grave reservations" of Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith about the legality of war.
Are the arts being targeted as an easy hit for spending cuts?
In his Budget statement last week, George Osborne set an ambitious goal for October’s comprehensive spending review, namely an average 25 per cent reduction in spending across all Whitehall departments; in light of such stretching targets, are the arts being lined up as an easy hit?
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.