Bring the Lords into the 21st century – a solution for changing the culture of our second chamber
If there’s one fact that should keep you awake at night, it’s that according to the IFS Britain…
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Why Labour could be the biggest loser from Clegg vs Farage tonight
The last time Nick Clegg went head-to-head with Nigel Farage, Labour airily dismissed it as “a lightweight battle…
The rental vote is up for grabs
One definition of madness is when you repeat the same actions over and over again, expecting a different…
Why has the Bedroom Tax been such a disaster?
Exactly a year ago David Cameron and Iain Duncan Smith proudly brought in a policy they called the…
Is a Graduate Tax going to be Ed Miliband’s ‘radical offer’?
With Ed Miliband’s promise of a ‘radical offer’ on tuition fees there is an ever increasing feeling that…
Bedroom Tax one year on: 5 things you need to know
Today marks a year since the introduction of the “Spare Room Subsidy”, better known as the Bedroom Tax.…
How the government lost a billion pounds of your money (and how Labour could have stopped them)
George Osborne wants you to go into the next election thinking that – regardless of your views on…
10 things I’ve learned in local government
I’m not re-standing on 22nd May after 12 years as a Hackney Councillor, and two before that as Political…
The economics of a budget surplus: Something to think about before making rash promises
Left of centre political parties are nearly always faced with the charge, levelled by their right of centre…
The fight to defend the Human Rights Act is on
As we approach the European elections, we’ll be reminded yet again that the Tories want to repeal the…
