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Polling out this week shows people want competent, clear-sighted political leadership as much as cheaper bills. Looked at in the round, the Autumn Statement fails both tests.
Be in no doubt, Mandela was a great man. But nobody is perfect; and one of the tenets of political maturity is recognising that even the greatest political figures have their flaws.
Across the devolved nations, political leaders have lined up to express their admiration for Nelson Mandela.
The expansion in student numbers may in the end result in less generous terms for future graduates.
Nelson Mandela: 1913 – 2013.
Nelson Mandela: A life in quotes
Mass surveillance of innocent citizens, both by the US and by our own government, is a concerning development. And yet there seems to be little debate in the UK.
The distributional impact of today’s Autumn Statement as broken down by HMRC.
It was reported today that Duncan Smith’s flagship Universal Credit programme may not be complete by 2017 as originally planned.
With little expected today from the chancellor that will make things any easier for those all important ‘hardworking people’, this will be an Autumn Statement that passes most people by.
