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The contradictions of Vince Cable
Vince Cable received praise from certain quarters today for his speech attacking capitalism - yet his record tells a different story to his rhetoric.
Is the coalition unfairly targeting Scotland for cuts?
In echoes of the trialing of the poll tax in Scotland, the coalition has selected Aberdeen as one of only two cities for an “attack on incapacity benefit”.
The Coalition’s £100bn gamble on growth without the state
Zoe Gannon of Compass reports on the Coalition’s £100 billion gamble on growth without the state.
Cuts will hit the poorest, most vulnerable and disabled in Scotland
The Coalition's welfare cuts will hit the “poorest, most vulnerable and those with disabilities” in Scotland, a new report out today reveals.
Just 1-in-3 Lib Dem voters support Coalition cuts
Only 29 per cent of Liberal Democrat voters support the scale of the government's spending cuts, according to a poll in this morning's Times.
Recovery was fragile before Coalition’s cuts began to undermine confidence
There are warning signs in today’s unemployment stats that the recovery was fragile even before the coalition’s enthusiasm for cuts started choking confidence.