Graeme Cooke

We’re now right in the thick of the election campaign. Before last week’s leaders’ debate, it was fast becoming a boring exchange of who-has-got-the-biggest-efficiency-saving and what are they going to do with it. But then the Clegg-olution happened and it’s anyone’s guess what comes next. The oldest election cliché is that campaigns focus too much on personality rather than issues. However, with 2.5 million people unemployed and a large budget deficit, it is surprising that there has been so little focus on welfare policy. Read more...