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On 20th June 2024, we asked our Trustwatch panel about what they think of the Conservative director of campaigning and his wife being looked into for bets on the date of the general election. On 25th June 2024, we had...
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Findings and commentary 1. Around half of the public (54%) feel that the general election campaigns represents people like them, especially those who plan to vote for the main parties, but concern remains from a significant proportion of the public...
The Government’s decision to end funding for the Green Deal early should not come as a surprise. Primarily offering loans to customers making energy efficiency improvements to their home, the scheme was lauded as “the biggest home improvement programme since...
We are used to media panics about alcohol and the social problems it causes. And indeed, very real problems remain for the UK’s relationship with drink. But it is important to take stock of progress where it’s been made. The...
One surprise announcement of the Summer Budget is the new apprenticeships levy. This is intended to help meet the government’s target of 3 million more apprenticeships by 2020. In first proposing the levy, Alison Wolf argued that the state of...
Before coming to power, and in the early years of the last Parliament, the Government made much of its commitment to localism. Critics called the Localism Bill a ‘NIMBY’s charter’ that would allow small groups to block developments, and exacerbate...
Sunday trading – set to feature in today’s Budget – is one of those political issues that can leave you between a rock and a hard place. There are bad, paternalistic reasons to want to restrict it. One of these...
While the Budget announced today will be the first Conservative Budget since 1996, it will focus on the same old problems that have plagued the British economy since the crisis years of 2007 and 2008. Of course, the most politically...
The Chancellor’s Summer Budget was billed as bold and delivered on the promise. It marks a clear break with the Coalition and New Labour before it. The Living Wage will dominate the headlines. It is designed as a companion to...
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Summer Budget, the majority of media attention has focused on where the Government’s foreshadowed £12bn in spending cuts will be found. The scale of the savings means many community groups and welfare providers are bracing themselves...
Yesterday was the final day of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). This money, which has been distributed by central Government to disabled people since 1988, is being devolved to local councils. The controversy surrounding the change shows how devolving more...
