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.
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Politics Summary: Thursday, July 8th
Andy Burnham has accused supporters of a rival camp in the Labour leadership contest of conducting “malicious briefings”.
Politics Summary: Wednesday, July 7th
Sign up to receive this political summary in your inbox by 9am every morning. The Guardian reports that, “Health trusts are cutting thousands of jobs to deliver £20bn of NHS ‘efficiencies’ despite the coalition government’s promises to protect frontline services”. Thetest
The week outside Westminster
A round-up of the week’s politics from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Politics Summary: Friday, June 18th
Sign up to receive this daily email by 9am every morning. The front pages of the Guardian and Times examine the new spending cuts announced yesterday by Chief Secretary Danny Alexander. According to the Guardian, the coalition government scrapped £2test
Can the Coalition be trusted on families?
Nick Clegg was today set to launch the Coalition Government’s new ‘Childhood and Families Task Force’, which will give grandparents legal rights to see children when couples split.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
This week saw more evidence of just how savage the Coalition’s cuts would be, while for Labour, the final five who made the leadership shortlist were unveiled.
The reality of ConDem cuts: jobs & services are on the line
The TUC has launched Cuts Watch, mapping where spending cuts are made & considering their impact for jobs (public & private sec), for families & for communities.
Politics Summary: Tuesday, May 25th
In the Queen’s speech today, the Coalition will unveil plans to create 2,000 new academies.
£6bn cuts – long-term pain for short-term gain?
Schools funding, Sure Start children’s centres and 16-19 education were spared the axe this morning as George Osborne and David Laws announced £6bn of cuts.