Public Services
‘Right on’ in Brighton: Protestors’ voices
Protesters in Brighton on Sunday called for the scrapping of tuition fees, an end to testing in primary schools, and […]
SNP u-turn on class sizes
The SNP have announced they are not going to implement their manifesto pledge to reduce primary school class sizes to 18; they will aim for 25 instead.
Demos’ public services report compounds problems
Demos’ latest report from the “Progressive Conservatism Project” focuses on local leadership, empowerment of front line staff to innovate, and […]
Lib Dem cuts weaken fight against corruption and fraud
Liberal Democrat plans to cut £1.18 billion from the budgets of quangos, unveiled yesterday by leader Nick Clegg, include the […]
Public split on tax rises vs. spending cuts
Today's ICM poll for the Guardian appears to show that the public are open to tax rises as well as public spending cuts. The findings appear to undermine a Sunday Times report from September 13th that, "Voters are overwhelmingly in favour of cutting public spending rather than tax rises to close the budget black hole."
England needs ‘metro mayors’
'Metro mayors' would mark a real shift in the balance of power from Whitehall to cities, re-engage millions of voters and provide a clear alternative to quangoland. The next Government should go for them.