On any measure it has been a big political year, from David Cameron’s surprise majority to Jeremy Corbyn’s remarkable insurgency. But what…
Posted by Events on December 9th, 2015Last week, the Chief Inspector of schools delivered what he called a ‘shot across the bow’ of the Government over apprenticeships. There…
Posted by Events on October 29th, 2015The EU isn’t perfect, said Nick Clegg at a Demos fringe event last night, and pro-Europeans shouldn’t pretend that it is….
Posted by Events on September 22nd, 2015The key focus of Iain Duncan Smith’s speech yesterday addressed sickness benefits, and how Government judges if people are fit for work. There…
Posted by Events on August 25th, 2015With media attention so focused on the Labour leadership race, something interesting is happening to Conservative politics at the moment. I think…
Posted by Events on August 11th, 2015The Chancellor’s Summer Budget was billed as bold and delivered on the promise. It marks a clear break with the Coalition…
Posted by Events on July 8th, 2015Sunday trading – set to feature in today’s Budget – is one of those political issues that can leave you between…
Posted by Events on July 8th, 2015Yesterday was the final day of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). This money, which has been distributed by central Government to…
Posted by Events on July 2nd, 2015There are no good elections to lose – but some are better than others to win. Yesterday demonstrated both sides of the…
Posted by Events on June 11th, 2015If last week’s election results were a victory for small ‘c’ conservatism, so too was David Cameron’s first reshuffle of the…
Posted by Events on May 12th, 2015In a period dominated by big ‘P’ politics, there has been an important – and concerning – change to recent policy-making: the…
Posted by Events on April 23rd, 2015Foodbanks are in the news today, not for the first time in the election campaign. Food poverty has become a litmus test…
Posted by Events on April 22nd, 2015Yesterday’s big launch went well, with 1.6 million viewers excitedly tuning in to watch on television. But enough about Game of Thrones…
Posted by Events on April 14th, 2015Much has been made of the similarity in language between Labour’s Manifesto today and Hilary Clinton’s campaign launch last night – but there is…
Posted by Events on April 13th, 2015