Good Society
Cameron’s marriage policy ignores social trends
Today's Daily Mail details a row over the role of marriage. But David Cameron's tax break for couples ignores decades-long social trends.
Mr Blond’s words of fiction should be pulped
David Cameron’s newly-crowned ‘Philosopher-King’ Phillip Blond is ignorant of history, or economics and of his co-operatives - and he’s a lot like Mrs Thatcher.
Lucky richest 13 times better off than poorest under Tory marriage tax plan
The Tories married couples tax break will be regressive. It will cost £4.9 billion with the richest decile getting a tax break 13 times as big as the poorest.
Major reforms to policing proposed as report says performance “has not improved”
Greater local accountability and the creation of a National Policing Agency are among major reforms to the police service proposed […]
Binmen clean up
The Leeds bin strike is over, after management and unions agreed a deal which will see most workers receive pay rises linked to productivity targets being hit.
The BCC’s misguided call for a freeze on labour law
The BCC are seeking a 3-year moratorium on labour legislation. This fails to take account of the UK’s obligations under EU law.