Not a single Lib Dem Lord voted for fuel poverty amendment to Energy Bill
Liberal Democrat peers opposed a move to make fuel poverty a factor for the government to consider when in makes energy policy.
Good Society
We must do better on apprenticeships
With more than 1 million young people in UK still out of work, there is a real need to create opportunities for young people.
Major incompetence: IDS’ reforms descend into chaos
As someone who joined the Labour Party under John Major’s period as Prime Minister, I find it odd to agree with his comments on Iain Duncan Smith’s welfare reforms.
A response to Russell Brand: Five ways that voting does make a difference
Democracy is irrelevant and the impact of voting is negligible, according to Russell Brand.
‘Use cattle instead of a lawnmower’ and other great money saving tips from the Taxpayers’ Alliance
Over 200 barmy ideas for cutting council budgets will today be proposed by the hard-right pressure group the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
The Europe the CBI wants is very different from the Europe the Left wants
The Europe the CBI wants to see is very different from the Europe the social democratic left wants.
Salmond accuses the Home Office of ‘sabotage’
Alex Salmond has accused the Home Office of ‘sabotage’ after it refused visas for two Chinese teachers looking to visit Scotland under a Scottish government-funded scheme to teach pupils north of the border Mandarin.
Foreigners stealing our health worker jobs? There is another side to this story
Foreigners stealing our NHS jobs? There is another, sinister, side to the story of migrant workers in the UK, and when it comes to health workers the story is tragic.
Radical and bold ideas, like the energy price freeze, are popular with voters. Let’s have more of them
Contrary to some popular wisdom, after the crash public opinion is now clearly on the side of substantial government intervention.
In adopting a pension cap the government has done a spectacular u-turn
Deeper market intervention is needed to deliver pensions people can trust and a real solution to the cost of living crisis to which high pension charges are contributing.