City braced for more tax hikes December 4, 2012 CITY workers were bracing themselves for tax hikes today, with private pensions likely to be targeted again in the Autumn Statement. The chancellor has warned that he will use today’s mini-budget to force those on high incomes to pay more tax. There were also fears last night that the levy on bank balance sheets would [...]
What the other papers say this morning November 14, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Government to delay welfare reform The government is prepared to delay its flagship welfare reform amid fears the complex changes may need to be more thoroughly tested before being extended to all benefit claimants. Universal credit, under which six benefits will be incorporated into a single payment, lies at the heart of a [...]
Cameron faces backlash over Mitchell resignation October 22, 2012 DAVID Cameron yesterday faced continued criticism over his handling of Andrew Mitchell’s resignation, as divisions within the cabinet surfaced over the fate of the former chief whip. Home secretary Theresa May repeatedly declined to comment on claims that she had led senior colleagues in calling for Mitchell to go. “I’m not going to talk about [...]
Cameron faces backlash over Mitchell resignation October 22, 2012 DAVID Cameron yesterday faced continued criticism over his handling of Andrew Mitchell’s resignation, as divisions within the cabinet surfaced over the fate of the former chief whip. Home secretary Theresa May repeatedly declined to comment on claims that she had led senior colleagues in calling for Mitchell to go. “I’m not going to talk about [...]
Rapid Responses September 18, 2012 Occupy a year on [Re: One year after the start of Occupy Wall Street, has the movement had any positive impact?, yesterday] Sam Bowman is correct that the Occupy Movement asked the right questions about the close relationship between big business and governments. But its answers weren’t always asinine. There was a strong free market [...]
Rapid Responses September 18, 2012 Occupy a year on [Re: One year after the start of Occupy Wall Street, has the movement had any positive impact?, yesterday] Sam Bowman is correct that the Occupy Movement asked the right questions about the close relationship between big business and governments. But its answers weren’t always asinine. There was a strong free market [...]
Rapid Responses October 4, 2012 Contract failure [Re: Lessons from the government’s rail franchise fiasco, yesterday] The ownership of the rail system is not the issue at stake. The problem is the unserious attitude that many civil servants take when managing government contracts. There has been a consistent failure to realise that there is a more to business and than [...]
Coalition 2.0 September 4, 2012 PM reshuffles cabinet but no shift in key policies Change at Transport, NHS, Culture and Justice Boris attacks Cameron over Heathrow expansion DAVID Cameron last night put the finishing touches to his first ministerial reshuffle, with sweeping changes to the lower ranks but with most top cabinet members remaining in place. Despite changing dozens of positions [...]
Rapid Responses September 17, 2012 Economic renewal [Re: Welcome to the New Normal: Pay can go down as well as up, yesterday] This article is right. Politicians must grapple with a new reality – the UK is unlikely to see real wage growth again unless it faces up to some extremely unwelcome truths. However, a painful process of stagnant wages [...]
Rapid Responses September 17, 2012 Economic renewal [Re: Welcome to the New Normal: Pay can go down as well as up, yesterday] This article is right. Politicians must grapple with a new reality – the UK is unlikely to see real wage growth again unless it faces up to some extremely unwelcome truths. However, a painful process of stagnant wages [...]