Despite the terrible financial settlement imposed on us by the government, Brent is aiming to be the most...
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cuts Articles
The rehabilitation counter-revolution
On his appointment as justice secretary, aware of the need to make cuts, Chris Grayling made clear that he saw a stark...
Essential to Labour’s mission
It was when Theresa May became a cabinet minister that I really realised that David Cameron didn’t share my values. It...
The urgent need for growth
The political debate over the past year has been dominated by argument over the deficit. How far and how fast to cut....
Behind the riots
Two weeks after a wave of riots shocked the nation a debate is raging about what caused them and what we do about...
No simple fix
The breakdown in law and order and the rioting and looting on our streets has shocked the nation and the wider world....
Economic doom in Iowa
With a win for Michele Bachmann in the bizarre Iowa straw poll grabbing headlines, Tim Pawlenty dropping out of the...
Don’t let kids pay
The Children’s Society recently worked with a father in Bradford who is set to lose out as welfare reforms relating to...
The nature of the cuts
The nature of the cuts, as much as the size, is the issue. NCVO reports that there have been nearly a billion pounds...
Counting the cuts
There are arguably two priorities at the heart of government: deficit reduction and the ‘big society’, and there are...
Is Congress broken?
Watching the US Congress operate, British MPs might have the right to feel a little jealous. Here is a system in which...
The importance of hope
Once again, turmoil has hit financial markets. Once again, hard questions are being asked of political leaders around...