Five reasons why you can’t trust Cameron with the Big Society
The Prime Minister will attempt to relaunch his “mission in politics” today. There are five reasons why you can’t trust David Cameron with the Big Society.
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True multiculturalism acts as a bulwark against further extremism
The lack of concrete proposals for change or a credible alternative vision suggests multiculturalism is a convenient whipping boy rather than the real problem.
PMQs: Prime Minister’s (selective) Quotations
David Cameron endured one of his worst Prime Minister’s Questions today, under fire over the ‘Big Society’ and Sure Start, and now shown to have misquoted John Healey.
Cameron: Sure Start budget “going up”; the reality? Sure Start is under threat
The prime minister insisted the Sure Start budget was “going up” from £2.2m to £2.3m at PMQs today – yet it is the Early Intervention Grant that is increasing.
The coalition’s unfair pensions changes will hit women hardest
Yvette Cooper MP is the Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equality From child care support to pensions, from employment to bus travel, it seems David Cameron’s government is determined to hit women hardest. As Rachel Reeves’stest
Who owns the fair ground?
Labour struggles to define itself, as “fairness” is on everyone’s lips, reports George Hull, researcher and teacher of political philosophy at UCL.
Fort Hood report can teach us about home-grown radicalisation
David Cameron today signalled a tougher stance on groups promoting Islamist extremism in a keynote speech at the Munich Security Conference; we look at the lessons to learn from the States.
Has the UUP/Tory link hit the rocks?
Is the Conservative Party’s electoral link with the Ulster Unionists about to come to an end? Ed Jacobs reports on the latest developments in Northern Ireland.
Montgomerie: “You don’t have to go very far to find an unhappy Tory MP”
Leading Conservative blogger Tim Montgomerie, editor of the ConservativeHome website, has lifted the lid on the disquiet among many Tory MPs at the direction of the coalition.
So, Mr Cameron, who backs your NHS reforms? Erm…
David Cameron’s claims the government’s NHS reforms are backed by a “long list” of organisations looked on extremely shaky ground today, reports Shamik Das.