A welcome green victory for the Lib Dems
Good news for our environment as the Liberal Democrats have forced Chancellor George Osborne to back down on his plans to weaken action to tackle climate change. … Read the full post »
Read about George Osborne, Conservative Member of Parliament for Tatton (2001-2017) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (2010-2016). Among his many other jobs, he was editor of the Evening Standard 2017-20.
A great biography of him is George Osborne: The Austerity Chancellor by Janan Ganesh.
Good news for our environment as the Liberal Democrats have forced Chancellor George Osborne to back down on his plans to weaken action to tackle climate change. … Read the full post »
An urgent change in the law must be introduced to ensure that fines of at least £100,000 are imposed on employers who exploit workers by paying below the national minimum wage, Liberal Democrat President Tim Farron said. … Read the full post »
An interesting snippet from Vince Cable’s speech yesterday at the Social Liberal Forum conference on how we nearly got a Mansion Tax. … Read the full post »
Joining Tom Clark this week: the Guardian’s data journalist and polling expert James Ball, our political correspondent Juliette Jowit and Lib Dem Voice editor Mark Pack. … Read the full post »
Monday should see the government publish details of how it will respond to the Dilnot Commission and improve the way people pay for care in their old age. … Read the full post »
Here are my first thoughts on the Autumn Statement 2012, with a mix of tweets and retweets, including reaction to the further increase in the income tax allowance. … Read the full post »
Back in 2008 when Lynne Featherstone and other Liberal Democrats first started making a serious push to get the rules of royal succession changed by… … Read the full post »
In a boost to the Liberal Democrat campaign for fairer taxes, a new poll has found 57% of the public back a mansion tax on houses worth £1m and over. … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg: Nothing in detail has been agreed on further cuts or savings to, to welfare. … Read the full post »
“We are not going to have a mansion tax, or a new tax that is a percentage value of people’s properties” – George Osborne. … Read the full post »