Monthly Archives: November 2010

Contrary to the figures given by Osborne in his Spending Review a survey today predicts that up to 725,000 public sector jobs are in the firing line following planned cuts, with a further 900,000 in jeopardy within the private sector, … Continue reading →

As previously touted David Willetts today announced the coalition’s plans to raise the cap on student fees from their current level of £3,290 to a whopping £9000 per year.  This despite all Lib Dem MPs having signed a personal pledge … Continue reading →

As Business Secretary it was up to Vince Cable to decide whether to refer Murdoch’s plan to buy up the majority shares of BSkyB to Ofcom. Happily he’s done the right thing. “On the basis of the information and submissions … Continue reading →

Cheered me up on a grey, dank, rainy Tuesday morn…

It’s come to something if the International Monetary Fund is now the harbinger of social ills in the UK. Normally a bastion of free markets, the IMF today warns that the speed and severity of the cuts could hit the … Continue reading →

Well that didn’t take long… three weeks to the day since Osborne announced his ‘all in this together’ CSR and 50,000 students have taken to the streets of London to make their feelings known. And from the pictures coming through … Continue reading →

Councils up and down the land are planning to cut back on street lighting to save cash. Some lights will turned off altogether while others will be dimmed. All very well for prosperous Tory councillors living in leafy suburbs, but … Continue reading →

“In the Red” Ken Maddock has had his ludicrous spending cuts approved by the Tory Council. Despite protests from members of the community Somerset Council will now seek to save a whopping £43 million by axing the arts budget in … Continue reading →