Labour are still more to blame in the eyes of the public for the cuts than the coalition government, but the gap has closed over the last 22 months according to Ipsos-Mori, who are showing a huge surge in the % of voters who blame the coalition for the cuts. Here’s the relevant chart from the pollster:
(h/t: Mike Smithson)
It is being reported that Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls ruled out the possibility of a Labour coalition with the SNP during an interview with Sky News earlier. Presenter Dermot Murnaghan suggested that, according to Sky News election projections, “the SNP could more or less wipe out Labour in Scotland. He then asked: “You as the largest party would end up in a coalition with them. Is that a deal you could do?” Ed Balls replied: “No. And I don’t think anybody is suggesting […]
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Shadow Home Office minister David Hanson has today slammed the Government for allowing just 90 refugees from Syria to enter the UK. In under four years of civil war in the country, it is estimated that nine million people have been displaced from their homes. In an article in The Independent, Hanson notes that this week marks a year since the Home Office began to accept refugees fleeing the crisis into Britain, following pressure from Labour and thousands of campaigners. […]
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The poorest in society have suffered the most under the Coalition, a report from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in partnership with the University of Manchester and of York has found. The report reveals that as a result of the Government’s policies on direct taxes, tax credits and benefits, poverty has been on the rise and over the next five year is set to get worse. Researchers found real spending on early education, child care and […]
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Recently, there have been calls for an All Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) shortlist to complement Labour’s All-Women Shortlists. At first blush, one would would assume that as a black and asian woman, I would be championing these double opportunities, not just as opportunity knocks but as opportunity squared. However, there’s more to this argument than meets the eye. With gender, there is an issue of numbers. Men at 49%, are the statistical minority, just. All-Women Shortlists (“AWS”) therefore are a correction […]
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Nothing quite characterises the levels of poverty in austerity Britain better than the dramatic growth in the use of food banks in recent years. With record numbers visiting local food banks in many areas over Christmas – and January looking set to be their busiest month yet – it is clear that they remain a much needed resource for many working people as the Coalition Government’s cuts, poverty pay and harsh benefit sanctions take their toll on household incomes. In […]
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