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Tag Archives: Economy
What really matters?
The front page story of the Telegraph on Saturday had an extraordinary snippet: Frank Luntz, an American polling expert, visited Downing Street and addressed a group of advisers. The friend said: “The pollster asked them what kept them awake at … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Backbenchers, Confidence, Delivery, Economy, Effort, EU, MPs, Narrative, Referendum, Work
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50 word manifestos
Once again, Martin Lewis’ site MoneySavingExpert is running the annual ‘50 word manifesto‘ to encourage people to submit ideas “about little sensible changes that are more easy to implement, to improve the way Government works for consumers or better regulates … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society
Tagged Business, Change, Economy, Localism, Making a Difference, People, Regulation
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Austerity as the new normal
The Financial Times is only one of the papers today highlighting that the current austerity drive will continue beyond the next election. This, surely, is a good thing. One of the reasons that our economy is in such a mess … Continue reading
Three important reasons the government shouldn’t impose a cap on payday loans
In (another) abrupt u-turn, it now seems likely that the government will accept the substance of the Labour peer Lord Mitchell’s amendment to the Financial Services Bill, which calls for a cap on the interest rates charged by payday loan … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Banking, Cost of Living, Economy, Free market, Leadership, Rebalanced economy, Spending
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Shaping the ground on which elections are fought
In a period of economic turbulence it is very easy for financial matters to crowd out other areas of policy. For the Conservatives in government that would be fatal as it is a long established caricature that the Conservative Party … Continue reading
Posted in Party Politics
Tagged Centre, Change, Citizenship, Delivery, Economy, Education, Inclusion, Mobility, Morality, Narrative, Public services, Transparency, Welfare
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