Author Archives: Daniel Elton

Cold War era tensions re-emerge as US accuse Russia of arming Syrian government

By Daniel Elton | Published: June 13, 2012

The conflagration in Syria is in danger of sucking in the great powers.

Posted in Multilateral Foreign Policy | Tagged , , , , , , | 13 Responses

The two graphs that show why the Tories are not trusted on the NHS

By Daniel Elton | Published: June 12, 2012

“The proportion of people saying they were satisfied with the way the NHS is run has fallen from 70 per cent in 2010 to 58 per cent last year – the biggest drop recorded since the survey began almost 30 years ago.

Posted in Public Services for All | Tagged , , , , , , | 32 Responses

Pickles’ Plan to deal with “120,000 trouble families” in a tailspin

By Daniel Elton | Published: June 11, 2012

Eric Pickles’ proposals to deal with ‘troubled families’ is a rehash of a New Labour policy, but served on bed of dubious spin kicking the poor and public sector workers.

Posted in Social Justice | Tagged , , , , , | 31 Responses

How Osborne sent the march of the makers into reverse

By Daniel Elton | Published: June 1, 2012

Manufacturing’s strong rallying out of the 2008 recession, was killed stone dead at the turn of 2011, as effects of the government’s economic policies kicked in.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Responses

Why the Taxpayers’ Alliance’s tax plans are dead in the water on day one

By Daniel Elton | Published: May 21, 2012

The Taxpayers’ Alliance’s tax plans involve cutting state spending to 33% – which is ludicrous.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Tagged , , | 21 Responses

Osborne allows tax avoiders to get away with murder – while you pick up the tab

By Daniel Elton | Published: May 15, 2012

Multinationals are using overseas subsidiaries to avoid paying tax – George Osborne is relaxing the rules to make the shifty manouevre easier to perform.

Posted in Clean Politics | Tagged , , , , | 51 Responses

If psephology is destiny, Cameron will be forced further to the right

By Daniel Elton | Published: May 14, 2012

David Cameron may have to spend the next three years courting voters to his right, increasingly distant from mainstream Britain.

Posted in Left Foot Forward, Movement Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 15 Responses

Taking on the energy giants: The co-operative insurgency gains ground

By Daniel Elton | Published: May 11, 2012

The roots of the co-operative movement lie in providing an alternative to unscrupulous providers; it was made for the fight against the energy oligopoly.

Posted in Good Society | Tagged , , , , , , | 18 Responses

Will consumers support Living Wage products and services?

By Daniel Elton | Published: May 10, 2012

Will consumers make it worth employers’ investment in the Living Wage, by shifting their custom to those who pay decent wages?

Posted in Good Society | Tagged , , , , , | 21 Responses

NIESR: Weak demand is leading to permanently higher unemployment

By Daniel Elton | Published: May 4, 2012

According to NIESR’s report this morning, persistently weak demand is maintaining high unemployment, and may lead to a permanently higher rate of joblessness.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Tagged , , , , , , , | 31 Responses