May 2010
Not much new on unemployment or job creation from coalition
On tackling unemployment, today’s coalition agreement bears a striking resemblance to the Conservative Party manifesto – and has scarcely more detail.
Osborne’s Office of Budget Responsibility reeks of old politics
The establishment of the Office for Budget Responsibility was Mr Osborne’s attempt to join the ‘change’ brigade, but is just a triumph of spin over substance.
Coalition stands by Sure Start, but fails to explain “big society”
The coalition programme announced today sticks to Conservative manifesto pledges on Sure Start, but misses an opportunity to explain the "Big Society" idea.
Child and pensioner poverty fall, but 2010 target will be missed
Both child and pensioner poverty fell in 2008/09 compared to the previous year.
Coalition agreement leaves many climate questions unanswered
The full agreement of the coalition government has been published this morning, but there’s little new detail on climate and energy policy.
Coalition stores up trouble on prisons
Today's "programme for government" says nothing about prisons policy. The Coalition Government has failed to resolve the fundamental differences between the two parties.