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Ed Balls fought off criticism of his previous decisions from Labour colleagues and Liberal Democrat and Conservative opponents yesterday. This came as he attempted to launch an attack on the Coalition Government. The newly-appointed shadow Chancellor was questioned over his decision not to strongly regulate banks. He was also asked if he fully supported Labour’s [...]
(Read More)5th Dec 10
Ed Miliband says tuition fee rises are vandalism
by Adam Richards
Ed Miliband, the Labour leader has accused the coalition government of carrying out cultural vandalism concerning university tuition fees as he tries to re-energize his struggling leadership and take advantage of the growing crisis amongst Liberal Democrat MPs on higher education funding. In advance of a crucial Commons vote on Thursday and a week of [...]
(Read More)13th Nov 10
Tories get tough with the unemployed
by Adam Richards
The British government wants to deprive the unemployed of their allowances for 3 months if they refuse to take up work. The tightening of rules, combined with a workfare program for the unemployed, will put people back to work according to Prime Minister David Cameron. The plan involves forcing the unemployed to perform work or [...]
(Read More)25th Mar 10
Tories accuse Darling of implementing new stealth tax
by Harry Oldfield
Alistair Darling is facing heavy criticism today and claims from the Tories over a ‘stealth’ tax increase that will hit 30 million workers. The chancellor has forged the battle lines ahead of the looming general election by unveiling new funds to assist first-time homebuyers, the elderly and unemployed. In his final parliamentary centrepiece prior to [...]
(Read More)2nd Mar 10
Conservatives lead drops by 5 points
by Paul Russell
A new poll has revealed that Labour could be on track to win more seats than the Tories at the upcoming general election. The ComRes survey showed that the Conservatives’ lead was narrowing from seven to five points in the last month. It is a second poll in recent days to suggest that Labour could [...]
(Read More)4th Feb 10
No new gay legislation under Tory government
by Paul Russell
David Cameron has insisted that no new gay rights legislation will introduced under a Tory government, he revealed in an interview discussing gay rights. The Conservatives leader apologised for his party’s history of spearheading anti-gay legislation and went further than any previous Tory leader in mentioning his belief in equal rights for all regardless of [...]
(Read More)20th Jan 10
Politicians urged to tackle public health
by Katie Naylor
Public health experts in the UK have called for tougher health policies to allow for a healthier UK, including the ban of smoking in cars with children, free school meals for under 16s and chlamydia testing for all new students. The proposed list of tackling public health issues is part of a 12-step wish-list released [...]
(Read More)6th Jan 10
Tories plan to introduce supermarket ombudsman
by Sally Davies
A conservative government will announce the introduction of a supermarket ombudsman to curb the abuses of power by major retailers which harm farmers and consumers. Shadow environment secretary Nick Herbert said yesterday at the Oxford Farming Conference that he will call for a new age of agriculture that supported British farmers. He is to warn [...]
(Read More)31st Dec 09
Gordon Brown vows to get Britain moving
by Sally Davies
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will use his New Year’s message to vow to get Britain moving forward again and urge voters not to destroy the recover. He will promise to go for growth and deliver a decade of shared prosperity, while reducing the deficit in a fair and sensible way. Prior to the general election, [...]
(Read More)28th Dec 09
PM rules out Election in March
by Natasha Redman
PM Gordon has strongly denied holding a snap election in March, it has been revealed by some of his closest allies. Brown had been under firm pressure to capitalise on new figures that show the British economy has emerged by the recession, by taking to the polls on March 25th. Though the figures are not [...]
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