Cuts
Newcastle Labour leader founds a big society
Labour’s Nick Forbes is a great pioneer of austerity. As leader of Newcastle City Council he bravely decided to shut half the city’s libraries, close two respite centres for disabled… Continue reading
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Arts cuts? What arts cuts?
Luvvies have never really liked Tory governments. Poor Tracey Emin was nearly lynched by the arts crowds when she had the audacity to let David Cameron hang one of her… Continue reading
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It isn’t Miliband’s anti-austerity message that should worry the Tories but his pitch for small business support
Ed Miliband’s speech to the anti-cuts rally today was well-pitched. The lines about how any government would have to make cuts guaranteed him the jeers that he needed to show… Continue reading
56 CommentsMiliband is marching to the wrong drum
Ed Miliband’s decision to address today’s anti-cuts march is a strategic mistake. It makes him look like the tribune of an interest group not a national leader. He’ll also be… Continue reading
71 CommentsExpect the unexpected
Peter Kellner has an interesting comment piece up on the YouGov site about how we are in the unusual position of having three relatively unpopular party leaders. Nick Clegg’s approval… Continue reading
29 CommentsCameron, more ideological than he appears
The Tory conference in Birmingham is the last big political event before the cuts come. After the 20th, every time a senior Tory appears in public for the next few… Continue reading
12 CommentsPickles axes the Audit Commission
Eric Pickles’ decision to scrap the Audit Commission is further evidence that Pickles is the minister prepared to move quickest on the cuts agenda. It is a bold decision and… Continue reading
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