Revolt on the Left: dealing with Labour’s UKIP problem
The Fabian Society are right to highlight the UKIP threat to Ed Miliband, writes Richard Carr.
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The Welsh budget has put Labour values back at the heart of government
This week the Welsh finance minister Jane Hutt published a draft budget for 2014-15 which she described as ‘the most difficult since devolution’.
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Poll: Nearly half of public oppose EMA abolition
Almost half the British public oppose the abolition of the Education Maintenance Allowance, a new YouGov poll has revealed, writes James Mills of the Save EMA campaign.
Ten policy headaches for the government on child benefit
Sunder Katwala, general secretary of the Fabian Society, outlines ten policy headaches for David Cameron and George Osborne over the changes to Child Benefit.
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
Message to Cameron: Don’t judge our families
The Conservative Party seems to want to take us back to the days when only one kind of family was acceptable.
Tory National Insurance cut is regressive
The IFS have reported on the three parties’ tax and spend plans. They shows that the Tory’s cut to National Insurance is regressive.
Politics Summary: Friday, April 16th
Nick Clegg emerged victorious from the first prime ministerial tv debate last night, leaving a floundering David Cameron in his wake.
The mystery of the missing manifesto commitments
David Cameron has recently projected a series of high profile policy pledges to key progressive constituencies. They haven’t made it into the today’s manifesto.