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IDS welfare reforms won’t provide the support needed to escape poverty
Ian Duncan Smith’s first speech as work and pensions secretary, was an impassioned call to eradicate poverty, primarily by improving work incentives.
Will the immigration cap just be legislating for existing trends?
New statistics out today show a continued and rapid decline in net immigration to the UK: net migration to the UK in the year to September 2009 was 142,000.
Queen’s speech – Will Northern Ireland support Cameron?
With Northern Ireland’s MPs now united against the Coalition's cuts programme, it will take a great deal of work for Clegg and Cameron to get any support there.
Exposing the Lib-Con hypocrisy over Goldman $achs
The coalition government should be held to account over comments made during the election campaign, calling for Goldman $achs to be barred from Government.
Even the small cuts will have a big impact
With child trust funds and university spending dominating, the full scale of the Coalition Government's cuts and exactly where they will fall remain to be seen.
ConDem cuts – what it means for the devolved bodies
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will have to contribute £704 million towards the overall UK cuts this year.