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The loss of Britain’s triple A credit rating won’t make much difference
Sometimes, even abject policy failure doesn’t make much material difference. This is the paradox of the UK government’s loss of its AAA credit rating.
Three years of economic vandalism that have left the UK open to this triple-A debacle
The blame for the downgrading of the UK’s triple-A credit rating by Moody’s can be laid squarely at the door of the government.
Cameron can’t ‘give the aid budget to MoD’ because he can’t change the law
David Cameron told reporters this week that he would be open to the idea of aid money being spent on military peacekeeping operations. The prime minister won’t be able to fill gaps in the defence budget with aid money, however, because the law won’t allow it.
This week’s most read
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Boris is right: minimum alcohol pricing misses the bigger picture
This week Boris Johnson criticised David Cameron for pursuing a minimum alcohol price. Boris was right, minimum pricing does very little to tackle Britain’s drink problem.
The Week in Washington: Obama bids to break sequester deadlock; hitch in immigration reform push and more
Larry Smith gives his weekly round up of politics across the pond.
Five things David Cameron doesn’t want you to know about the Bedroom Tax
Left Foot Forward looks at five things David Cameron doesn’t want you to know about the Bedroom Tax.
Taking apart the flimsy case for private prisons
The right-wing Think Tank Reform published a report yesterday claiming that private firms are better at running prisons. There are fundamental problems with Reform’s analysis, however.
Welfare to work scheme failing, say MPs
The government’s welfare-to-work scheme has been branded ‘extremely poor’ by MPs, who said the best performing provider only moved 5% of people off benefit and into work.
Comment: Ed Balls should not fall on his sword
Historian Anthony Seldon has called for Ed Balls to ‘fall on his sword’ for the good of the Labour Party. On the contrary, Balls is a political powerhouse who has been proven correct about austerity.