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The Pearly Queen of the High Street?9 comments

ianmiddleton99 wrote 2 weeks ago: Whatever Mary Portas says in the various interviews she’s given about her new show ‘Mary Queen of th … more →

Tags: Business Rates, Government, high streets, Parking, Policy, retailers, Shopping, #fairratesforretail, Indepenedent Retail

Mary Portas's TV company listed Croydon to get grant2 comments

insidecroydon wrote 2 weeks ago: Croydon received a £100,000 government grant last year after programme makers involved with tonight … more →

Tags: activities, Business, Croydon 8/8, surrey street, 8/8: London Road stories, Croydon, David Cameron, Guardian, Mary Portas

Cameron's British Conservatives Shaken Badly in Local Elections.

greatriversofhope wrote 3 weeks ago: LONDON — The anti-European Union UK Independence Party made big gains in local elections, siphoning … more →

Tags: Election News, David Cameron, european union, Labour, Conservative, UK Independence party, Nigel farage, UK Independence, UKIP

Say my name, say my name

cokefour wrote 3 weeks ago: Apologies to Destiny’s Child (you too Mrs. Carter), but that was the first thing that popped i … more →

Tags: Random, TV-2, Politics, BBC, evan davis, "today programme", Radio 4, UKIP, Current Events

County Local Elections: Predictions2 comments

gavinmaclure wrote 3 weeks ago: Vote 2013: Suffolk County Elections Firstly, let’s deal with Ipswich: in short, the Conservati … more →

Tags: Politics, David Cameron, UKIP, Conservatives, liberal democrats, Suffolk County Council, Nigel farage, Ipswich Spy, Election 2013

Thatcherism paved the way for the selfishness that is the Coalition

Christopher John Ball wrote 3 weeks ago: Like many people, I hold very strong views on Margaret Thatcher and her politics but I can different … more →

Tags: General, Disablity, Disabled, liberal democrats, Iain Duncan Smith, Conservatives, Benefits, George Osborne, Coalition

The right way to look at the deficit4 comments

alittleecon wrote 3 weeks ago: Ed Miliband gave an interview to Martha Kearney on the World at One yesterday which has been widely … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, Deficit, Ed Miliband, L. Randall Wray, Martha Kearney, World At One

Conservative 'Holy Relics' to go on sale

philapilus wrote 3 weeks ago: If he shakes your hand, don’t wash it, because the holiness that rubs off on you protects from … more →

Tags: Society, Politics, louise mensch, Eric Pickles, Conservative, Margaret Thatcher, Ebay, Andrew Mitchell, plebgate

Lying with statistics5 comments

Robert de Vries wrote 1 month ago: In the midst of the argument we in the UK are currently having about welfare, it’s worth highlightin … more →

Tags: Blog Posts, Benefits, Coalition, Conservatives, Tories, Welfare

The Day That Crystallised The War1 comment

merelyimputed wrote 1 month ago: Monday 15th April 2013. Today I cried twice. And that was before I heard about the bombing of the Bo … more →

Tags: economic violence, Structural Violence, benefit cap, Minimum Wage, Make Work Pay, living wage, citizens' income, Benefits, Welfare

Lies, Damned Lies, and The Office For National Statistics

ianmiddleton99 wrote 1 month ago: The ONS and I have an uneasy relationship.  When I say ‘relationship’ I probably mean so … more →

Tags: Retail, high streets, retailers, Government, Business Rates, Policy, Shopping, Investment, property prices

ConDemed: The Great Housing and Welfare Swindle: Part 24 comments

adminthinkleft wrote 1 month ago: ConDemed: The Great Housing and Welfare Swindle: Part 2 ConDem Nation by Marxist Nutter, previously … more →

Tags: Economics, Opinion, housing, Policy Documentation, Topical News, Finance 2, welfare reform, Local Government, privatisation

The fury of Glenda Jackson...23 comments

Richard Osley wrote 1 month ago: DID you see Hampstead and Kilburn MP Glenda Jackson tearing into the memory of Margaret Thatcher in … more →

Tags: Glenda Jackson, Margaret Thatcher

Labour split puts Ed Miliband on back foot over benefits

OyiaBrown wrote 1 month ago: A number of Labour MPs admitted that the party had been “behind the curve” on tackling the spirallin … more →

Tags: Articles, Ed Miliband, Ed Balls, Liam Byrne, Harriet Harman

Who's winning the welfare war?7 comments

alittleecon wrote 1 month ago: Two significant events this week – the start of long-awaited cuts to certain benefits, and the … more →

Tags: Welfare, Labour, George Osborne, Iain Duncan Smith, owen jones, Mick Philpott, johnny void, Daily Mail, RIchard Dawkins

Conservatives & Unionists expect heavy losses in county council elections

English Passport wrote 1 month ago: Conservatives & Unionists expect heavy losses in county council elections Party chairman Grant S … more →

Tags: English Democrats, Conservative & Unionist, kent, UKIP, Labour, Liberal Democrat, England, UK Independence, Conservative

Why do people drop their claims for ESA before assessment?2 comments

alittleecon wrote 1 month ago: This week, some of the Coalition’s nastier benefit reforms become live, and because of this, w … more →

Tags: Welfare, Iain Duncan Smith, IDS, esa, Work capability Assessment

Government Declares War on Disabled People and the Poor264 comments

johnny void wrote 1 month ago: On the weekend before the most savage cuts to social security in generations are introduced, the Tor … more →

Tags: welfare reform, Tory Scum, poverty, Iain Duncan Smith, Esther McVey

The voice of the Church...3 comments

Chris Goan wrote 1 month ago: Over the last few days, a rare thing has been happening- leading voices in the Church have started t … more →

Tags: poverty, Church of Scotland, Justin Welby, Methodism, Poverty in the United Kingdom, Baptist Union of Great Britain, Morrison, Government of the United Kingdom, Benefits


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