Yesterday was probably a good day to bury bad news. It was also very probably an opportune moment to promote a bad policy in the hope that it would slip under the radar of those with critical voices.
Business secretary Vince Cable gave an impressive speech on curbing excessive pay and reducing inequality at the Liberal Democrat party conference today.
Todays Institute of Directors “Freebie Growth Plan” report is wrong; if implemented, the measures they propose would lead to considerable losses for most taxpayers.
The TaxPayers’ Alliance have responded to Left Foot Forward’s post on Friday about the TPA and Institute of Directors’ proposals to make £50 billion in public spending savings. In defence of their proposals to save £1.46 billion by cutting Sure Start, TPA make three arguments. Left Foot Forward responds to each in turn.
Analysis of the current debate on universal benefits.
Widely publicised proposals by the Institute of Directors and TaxPayers’ Alliance to “save £50 billion a year of public spending” came under attack today from a range of sources. The findings undermine comments by Miles Templeman, Director General of thetest
