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2nd September 2010 by
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Women in London will face a disproportionate share of public spending cuts, according to a new report, published today by Ken Livingston. The cuts in benefits and tax credits for families and children, the assault on Housing Benefit and the switch to uprating by the Consumer Price Index will all affect women disproportionately.
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1st September 2010 by
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Bouncing back from recent leaks suggesting that William Hague was downgrading human rights work at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, this article stresses his commitment to human rights, and affirms that issues will be raised with allies and opponents. But what it doesn't say is just as instructive. Like the previous Labour Government, Hague says that the coalition will speak out – but will they act? Will trade policy reflect our commitment to human rights, or arms trading, or development? Speaking out about human rights abuses is absolutely right, and welcome. But making abuse of human rights pay would be even better – and slightly more likely to have an impact.
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26th August 2010 by
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ARC is the Association of Revenue and Collection. It's part of the civil service union, the FDA. They have launched a campaign to press the obvious point that reducing numbers at HMRC will lead to a fall in tax income.
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NGOs have expressed serious concerns about reports suggesting DFID was dropping many of the commitments made by the previous Government. Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell has been working hard to dispel that suggestion.
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25th August 2010 by
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13th August 2010 by
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Oxfam's Max Lawson gives a roundup of the prospects for some of the different bank tax ideas currently on the table.
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wiredgov reports on the Information Commissioner's concerns that the Government's benefits crackdown plans might be a snoop too far for data protection rules.
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12th August 2010 by
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9th August 2010 by
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Robin Hood (he of the Tax) has had a clever wheeze. Wonder where he got the idea for this ‘consultation site’, looking for people’s thoughts on ways to bring in more money, rather than ways to cut more spending? Why not take a minute or two to chuck in your own 2pworth?
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Over at Left Foot Forward, Richard has a post suggesting that the medium-term prospects for employment don’t look so good.
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Richard has a post on Liberal Conspiracy, rounding up news on the impact of recent public service cuts.
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11th July 2010 by
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Nicola has a guest post at LabourList, looking at what the Government’s economic policy to date may mean for the health of the UK labour market.
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Richard has a guest post on Lib Dem Voice: “In 1999, the government announced that it meant to end child poverty by 2020. Making progress towards that objective is now the responsibility of the Coalition; how well is it likely to do?”
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