Tag Archives: Welfare

How Ed Miliband could build on his Conservative idea

The more I read about this welfare cap, the crosser I get. Not because it will take money away from anyone – far from it, frankly; more because it will still give people who don’t work over three times the … Continue reading

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Everything must change

A much mocked quote last year, spoken by Steve Hilton according to Andrew Rawnsley, was that “[e]verything must have changed by 2015. Everything”. The important and simple point that Steve Hilton was making was I believe this: sound economic management … Continue reading

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Inequality or moral breakdown?

Effectively, the analysis of the riot is starting to fall into these two camps. It is either because they don’t have enough HD TVs, or too many. It is either because they had too much money from benefits, or not … Continue reading

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Hard cases make bad law – how not to legislate after the London riots

Last week a YouGov poll for the Sun revealed that one in three people polled believed the police should use live ammunition against rioters.  This was one of the many extraordinary pieces of information that rolled across the bottom of news … Continue reading

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“Ignore the rule-book”? No – because those rules are the ones we should all live by

This morning’s Telegraph splash says that “Magistrates have been told they can ignore sentencing guidelines and hand down more draconian penalties to rioters and looters”. While I completely understand the desire for sharp lessons, prison sentences should not be based … Continue reading

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