Cuts Watch: The consequences of Mr Osborne
George Osborne used his emergency Budget to cut public spending by an additional £32 billion by 2014-15. The growing list of cuts underway makes for painful reading.
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Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
Nick Clegg embarrased himself again this week, revealing he had changed his mind on the deficit before the election, and not telling anyone. This is the new politics?!
The week outside Westminster
Round of the week’s political news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Pupil premium may come from Sure Start & EMA budget
The Coalition’s pupil premium plans will cost £2.5bn. If the money doesn’t come from schools or pensions, it is likely to mean cuts in programmes like Sure Start and EMAs.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
This was the week Nick Clegg would most definitely wish to forget. From his litany of gaffes at PMQs to the disastrous Liberal Democrat opinion poll results, the recess can’t come soon enough for the deputy prime minister.
London Mayoral race: “Battle for the soul of the Labour party”
Oona King and Ken Livingstone last night clashed on substantial ‘Old Labour’ v ‘New Labour’ territory.
Politics Summary: Monday, July 19th
The prime minister will finally launch his ‘Big Society’ in a speech in Liverpool today, announcing the “biggest redistribution of power from elites in Whitehall to the man and woman on the street”.
Let’s hope the World Cup really was the beginning of a better future for South Africa
Our guest writer is Mark Beacon, campaigns manager for Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA), the successor organisation to the Anti Apartheid Movement; ACTSA campaigns for justice, rights and development in solidarity with people in southern Africa Today is the firsttest
Ed Miliband: greater income equality should be an “explicit goal”
Talking to LFF, Ed Miliband said greater income equality should be an “explicit goal” for the party. He expressed his concern with the date of the planned AV referendum.
Politics Summary: Thursday, July 8th
Andy Burnham has accused supporters of a rival camp in the Labour leadership contest of conducting “malicious briefings”.