Tag Archives: Politics

THE OSBORNE IDENTITY PART XVVIII

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Gideon

George Osborne reckons benefit claimants make a “lifestyle” choice… Really? No doubt then it was a ‘lifestyle’ choice when the Chancellor decided to avoid capital gains tax when he ‘flipped’ and then sold his London home in 2006 for a … Continue reading →

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“There are those who will condem us…”

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Dan

Never a truer word spoken. Not from Clegg at least. No less than six years after entering the  house as an MP  Nick Clegg today made his first conference speech from a position of previously unimaginable power. Not simply leader … Continue reading →

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Rich ‘just as bad’ as poor

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Dan

Another nice snippet from Cleggs’ new centre-cleft school of British politics: “We all read the headlines about benefit fraud. We all agree it’s wrong when people help themselves to benefits they shouldn’t get. But when the richest people in the … Continue reading →

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE DECIMATED BY FORTY PER CENT

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Dan

How is the “greenest government in history” fighting global warming? By merging Buffhuhne’s fledgling Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) with the Treasury, of course!  Mmm. Great bedfellows… Greenpeace is calling the move “sheer insanity”. http://tinyurl.com/climate-cuts

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HOUSE OF COMMONS CRÈCHE OPENS AT HUGE COST TO TAXPAYER

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Dan

Just as ministers finalise plans to cut huge swathes through public services, so MPs are opening the doors to a spanking new state-of-art crèche. Costing a cool five hundred grand to set up and with annual running costs of nearly … Continue reading →

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Government’s ‘bonfire of the quangos’ plan will cost as much as it saves

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Dan

Exclusive: Private papers reveal multi-billion pound bill to close up to 180 quangos – and savings might not be felt for 10 years Continue reading →

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Spending review 2010: living with the cuts

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Dan

Tomorrow George Osborne will finally set out his plans to slash £83bn from government spending. John Harris talked to those who have already felt the sharp blade of the axe Continue reading →

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Housing benefit cap plan will backfire, ministers told

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Dan

Experts say benefits bill will rise as result of move while London mayor Boris Johnson warns of ‘social cleansing’ Continue reading →

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Student protest: we are all in this together

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Dan

The occupation of Conservative party HQ is about so much more than fees. At last the country is beginning to fight back Continue reading →

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McDonald’s and PepsiCo to help write UK health policy

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Dan

Exclusive: Department of Health putting fast food companies at heart of policy on obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease Continue reading →

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