Even Tory voters want cuts to be temporary
A large majority of the general public – and a slim majority of Tory voters, do not want to see the size of the state shrink and cuts to be reversed at some point
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Coalition cuts are deeper and faster than Tea Party’s
Right-wingers claim that the Coalition has cut by a “smaller amount” than the US debt deal. The truth is that they are faster and deeper than anything in the Tea Party’s wildest dreams.
Danny Alexander repeats the ‘big lie’ that pension reform needed to stop spiralling costs
Danny Alexander’s continued spin that we need to push up public sector pensions premiums so we can afford them is a myth that doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Public more concerned than not about cuts, jobs and prices
With this morning’s growth figures undewhelming at best, the latest Populus poll on public concerns makes for more grim reading for the chancellor.
Osborne’s slashing of police budgets will hinder reform
George Osborne’s decision to eliminate the deficit in a single parliament has left the police with too little time to put in place longer term reforms.
And now a Catholic leader attacks coalition’s welfare cuts
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, the Most Rev Vincent Nichols, has slammed the coalition’s £18 billion welfare cuts.
Public support for cuts down compared to last year
Public support for the government’s spending cuts has slumped in the past year, according to the latest Harris poll for the Financial Times, reports Claire French.
NHS report urges government to stop legal aid cuts
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill committee hearings will be closely watched, many believing the bill is fundamentally flawed, a shambles.
Boris fighting London’s corner on housing benefit cuts? Really?!
Jenny Jones AM, leader of the Green Party on the London Assembly, exposes the reality of Boris Johnson’s claim to be a champion of those hit by Housing Benefit cuts.
Pickles leak lays bare consequences of health, welfare and localism bills
Eric Pickles’s leaked warning that government plans to cut welfare payments risk making 40,000 families homeless appears to reflect deep concern in the DCLG.