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An old Liberal Democrat policy rides again courtesy of Iain Duncan Smith (UPDATED)
Unusual political times indeed courtesy of the front page of today’s Times. For a long time a central part of Liberal Democrat welfare policy was to integrate and simplify the tax and benefits system. The policy faded away from the party’s priorities, partly because the details were never that straightforward; for example, how do you [...]
Conservatives rope in Squier, Knapp, Dunn Communications
Iain Martin’s general election commentary for the Wall Street Journal is rapidly become a must-read for me due to his record of unearthing useful bits of extra information that shed an extra light on the big political stories.
This week he had a good piece on the Conservative Party’s preparation for televised party leader debates during [...]
