Remember Cameron’s “no frontline cuts” pledge?
Dominic Browne looks at David Cameron’s poor performance in PMQ’s defending his cuts to police budgets.
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Is AV the “nudge” we need?
David Holly presents an engaging, sensible and informed call for an engaging, sensible and informed political culture, and how AV can make it happen.
A thousand economists agree on something – the Robin Hood Tax
Dominic Browne reports on the thousand economists who have voiced their support for the robin hood tax to the G20 finance ministers.
Lansley in denial over level of opposition to reforms
Dominic Browne reports on the Royal College of Nursing’s vote of no confidence in health secretary Andrew Lansley and his denial over the level of professional opposition to his bill.
Government ploughs on regardless with cuts to disability support
Councillor Neil Coyle, director of policy for the Disability Alliance, reports on the government’s refusal to act on public concerns over disability allowance reforms.
Red and wrong: Labour No to AV’s dubious claims
Dr Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck, takes apart the arguments against AV used by some in the Labour party.
Miliband’s “squeezed middle” message gains ground
Dominic Browne reports on how Ed Miliband’s “squeezed middle” message is gaining ground in many quarters.
Cameron doesn’t get it on disability reform’s mobility payments
The prime minister and the leader of the opposition have debated whether a cut to a vital support for some of the most vulnerable in our society was indeed, a cut. Ed Miliband asked whether the coalition would consider reversing the decision to axe the Disability Living Allowance Mobility Payments for 83,000 claimants of the benefit living in care homes – as detailed in Part 4, clause 83 of the welfare reform bill.
Budget 2011: The view from the devolved nations
Ed Jacobs reviews the economic situation in the devolved nations and how the budget could feed into it.
Clegg needs to radically change his approach to Labour
David Hall-Matthews, chair of the Social Liberal Forum, outlines four reasons why Nick Clegg needs to radically change his approach to Labour.