It’s time to deliver what half a million marched for: Plan B
A report to “produce a feasible set of reforms that deal with the economic crisis in an alternative way” is being drawn up by a group of progressive think tanks.
cuts
Leaked reports of 20 per cent cuts to BBC Wales “not acceptable” says Jones
Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has called for urgent talks with Westminster to discuss leaked plans for cuts to the BBC services in Wales, reports Ed Jacobs.
OECD chief economist tells Osborne: “Slow down the pace of spending cuts”
The deputy secretary general and chief economist of the OECD, Pier Carlo Padoan, tells UK chancellor George Osborne to “slow down the pace of spending cuts”.
Healey: “Cameron is a PR man looking for a PR answer”
Shadow health secretary John Healey criticised the prime minister today over the government’s response to its own NHS plans, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
OECD comes round to the view Osborne’s cuts are too fast and too deep
The OECD is starting to come round to Labour’s view of Chancellor Osborne’s cuts: they are too fast and too deep; Matthew Pitt reports from Parliament.
Obama/Cameron love-in comes unstuck over cuts
The splits between President Obama and David Cameron over the scale of their respective deficit reduction plans were exposed at the joint press conference today.
Police Fed chief: May’s policies have police “careering towards” possible “meltdown”
Paul McKeever, chairman of the Police Federation, made a devastating attack on Theresa May the Home secretary, and her policies today calling them “revenge”.
Using No2AV’s cant on public spending to campaign against cuts
We thought it was time to turn the tables on the Tories by using the No2AV posters they funded to campaign against the Coalition’s cuts.
Disabled people’s fight to save support “lifeline”
Dominic Browne reports on the fightback by disabled campaigners to save key benefit payments which provide disabled people with a “lifeline”.
Vote 2011: Manchester voters see red over Cameron, Clegg council smears
How voters rejected Coalition attempts to smear labour councils