News ways of funding innovative public services are more essential than ever. Social impact bonds could at last be making a breakthrough Read more
Neither the brickbats nor bouquets being thrown at the memory of Margaret Thatcher accurately reflect her record Read more
Both Conservative and Labour politicians are using disingenuous arguments to justify their approach to council tax ahead of the local elections. It’s time to insert some clarity and context into the debate Read more
David Cameron’s plans to curtail migrants’ rights to social housing have the appearance of being thought up quickly and not thought through properly. There are much better ways to increase the availability of homes to UK-born applicants Read more...
George Osborne’s fiscal rules are not fit for purpose. Cutting spending and the other measures announced in the Budget are no way to boost growth Read more
The Prime Minister’s aversion to extra borrowing is coming under sustained attack. There is now a strong argument to increase spending in next week’s Budget in order to build more houses and boost the economy Read more
The coalition’s Mid-Term Review should have been more than a renewal of vows. It needed to focus on urgent political priorities in the run-up to 2015 Read more...
Capping long-term care costs at £75,000 betrays the spirit and the letter of the Dilnot proposals. Only a handful of older people stand to gain Read more
When they go, the coalition won’t be able to send back a coherent analysis of their policies. Despite the small-state rhetoric, today’s mid-term message from the prime minister and his deputy shows that the Big State lives on Read more
Today’s loss of child benefit for higher earners is less important than the cuts in income for poor families that will be heralded by tomorrow’s benefits uprating bill Read more
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