Tag Archives: Money

Why this afternoon – and beyond – needs nerves of steel

Posted on 20 October 2010 by Fiona Melville

Amid the no doubt soon to come wailing and breast-beating about why a certain project or programme should not have its funding cut, we should remember a few things. Firstly that it was Labour who got us here. Secondly that … Continue reading →

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Cuts: politics, economics and futurology

Posted on 15 October 2010 by Fiona Melville

I think it’s fair to say that a majority of people in favour of reducing government spending (though I admit there is a discussion about how fast). I think it’s also fair to say that most people would rather keep … Continue reading →

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Danger, danger: Warning against underestimating the HE vote

Posted on 11 October 2010 by Mario Creatura

On Tuesday morning Lord Browne’s Independent Review of Higher Education Funding will be released. On Tuesday, a storm unlike anything that we have seen will be unleashed upon the coalition. The National Union of Students has already set a date … Continue reading →

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Mothers of Invention

Posted on 6 October 2010 by Russell Le Page

Critics on the right, and I include myself, have often charged the Prime Minister and those around him with lacking ideology. But since the beginning, it has seemed clear that this Coalition was a radical liberal government, determined to reshape … Continue reading →

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Moody Blues

Posted on 4 October 2010 by Russell Le Page

I was first elected as a Councillor in Welwyn Hatfield in May 1999. I became Conservative Group Leader in 2001, and from 2002 until 2005 I was Leader of the Council. One more year as a Councillor before stepping down, … Continue reading →

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