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Category Archives: UK Government
Time for something different
It is surely time for something other than austerity to solve the United Kingdom’s economic woes and the Budget in a few days’ time should not impose any more cuts on the circumstances of ordinary people. Whatever politicians say when … Continue reading
Posted in Austerity, Budget, Debt crisis, European Union, Liberal Democrat ministers, Office of Budgetary Responsibility, Poverty, UK Government, UK Prime Minister
Tagged Austerity in the UK, Bonuses, Conservatives, Cuts, David Cameron, Ed Balls, Ed Miliband, European Union, Liberal Democrats, Office of Budgetary Responsibility, ordinary working families, Politics, Poor people, President Hollande, Rich people, Robert Chote, UK coalition; Reform; Whitehall; Public sector; Politics, Vince Cable, Vulnerable people
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Pay-day loans
It is good news today (6 March 2013) that the Office of Fair Trading has told the top fifty pay-day loan companies to change their practices or risk losing their licences – see http://www.oft.gov.uk/news-and-updates/press/2013/20-13. But, it is bad news today … Continue reading
Posted in Debt crisis, Liberal Democrat ministers, Pay-day loans, Politics, Poverty, UK Government
Tagged Department of Business Innovation and Skills, Jo Swinson MP, Liberal Democrats, Office of Fair Trading. Personal Finance Research Centre at Bristol University, Pay-day loans, Poverty, Price caps on pay-day loans, Sajid Javid MP, Stella Creasy MP
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Deputy Prime Minister’s response to Leveson
10 out of 10 to the Deputy Prime Minister. He supports Lord Justice Leveson’s report and understands public concern. He gave a bravura performance in answering MPs’ questions, dealing with each question that was put and not dodging, as most … Continue reading
Posted in Deputy Prime Minister, government, Hacking, Leveson, Leveson Report, Politics, Press, Press regulation, UK coalition, UK Deputy Prime Minister, UK Government, UK press regulation, UK Prime Minister
Tagged coalition, David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister, Leveson, Leveson Report, Nick Clegg, Politics, Press, Press regulation, prime minister, UK press regulation
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PM missing the point
A generous 7½ out of 10 for the Prime Minister, when he could so easily have got 10. Lord Justice has not proposed removing press freedom by legislation. He is not pointing the way across a Rubicon or advocation a … Continue reading
Leveson
I like what I heard in Lord Justice Leveson’s impressive statement. Like most people commenting I have yet to read the report (it will take a while), but the proposals he summarised in his statement seem right. Will the vested … Continue reading