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Cameron is no friend of business when it comes to immigration
During David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s Mid Term Review press conference the Prime Minister claimed that on every issue the government had supported wealth creators. However, there is at least one striking way that the Coalition has not agreed totest
The childcare debate heats up
While hardly mentioned in the mid-term review, a key part of the coalition’s ‘renewal of vows’ will be next week’s launch of the Childcare Commission, which aims to make childcare more affordable for working parents. At present, Daycare Trust’s annualtest
Cameron isn’t being listened to in Scotland
As he stood shoulder with his ronseal partner to declare that all is well in coalition Government land, David Cameron yesterday told journalists that he would work hard to win the “arguments of both the head and the heart” intest
December’s economic update
Tony Dolphin is the chief economist at the IPPR and a regular contributor to The Guardian and New Statesman. During the autumn statement last month, George Osborne claimed that the UK economy was slowly on the mend; however, the latest data indicates the opposite may betest
The mid-term report, and the report on that report
This afternoon saw a reaffirmation of coalition vows from the Conservatives and Lib Dems, along with a host of statements of values, all outlined in their ‘mid-term report’. Inevitably, Labour has retorted with a document of their own outlining thetest
Should Labour call for a referendum on the EU?
Marc Geddes is a PhD student at the University of Sheffield, exploring the relationship between the executive and parliament. He is also an active member of the Labour Party. He tweets from @marcgeddes and blogs in a personal capacity fromtest
The Coalition: take two
To put it mildly, last year was not a good one for the Coalition. The Conservative Party dropped nine points in the polls and was divided over gay marriage and the EU. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats battled UKIP for thirdtest
Cameron told the big society is “effectively dead”
Today, Cameron’s flagship policy, the big society, has suffered a serious blow; a leading charity figure has described it as being “effectively dead”. Sir Stephen Bubb, head of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, damned the big societytest
Comment: 2013 – ever changing dynamism in the Middle East, part one
Peter Lesniak is an independent foreign affairs analyst, concentrating on the Middle East and North Africa. Having previously worked in parliament with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Conflict Issues he currently works in the LibDem International Office. Peter is also a Director oftest
Welfare reforms are not well fair for the regions
A housing association in Wales has warned that the Government’s Bedroom Tax will hit many tenants “like a hurricane”. Under the Welfare Reform Act, passed last year, the new tax will, from April 2013 see the level of benefit thattest