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Tales from the party conferences: The Conservative Party – or the Potemkin Party

Post by Chris Sherwood - October 6th 2013 in
  • Politics

In the final part of our three-part series, Guerilla Policy goes to the Conservative Party conference – and wonders where all the ‘hardworking people’ are.

Originally posted on Guerilla Policy
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Frontline Friday 4th October 2013: Our favourite frontline blogs this week

Post by Michael Harris - October 4th 2013 in
  • Politics

Here’s our list of ten frontline blogs we’ve particularly liked from the week of 30th September 2013 – from welfare reform and legal aid, to the Conservative Party conference and the Daily Mail.

Originally posted on Guerilla Policy
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The poisonous politics of reducing unemployment

Post by Puffles - September 30th 2013 in
  • Politics
  • Welfare

“The easier political answer to the unemployment issues is to pull the fiscal and legislative levers. …And job done. Only it isn’t.” Writing in advance of George Osborne’s speech to the Conservative Party conference, Puffles laments that politicians are avoiding answering the difficult questions about unemployment.

Originally posted on A Dragon's Best Friend
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Shouldn’t “Policy Exchange” be honest? “Propaganda Exchange” is more accurate

Post by Sue Marsh - September 29th 2013 in
  • Disability
  • Politics
  • Welfare

“I’m SICK of half truths and misleading sentences. Sick of cherry picked data that uses random figures to paint false pictures. Sick of assumptions about the labour market and fraud that just aren’t true.” Sue Marsh takes aim at a new report from Policy Exchange.

Originally posted on Diary of a Benefit Scrounger
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‘Hard working people’ doesn’t work for me…

Post by Paul Bernal - September 29th 2013 in
  • Politics

“There are few expressions that annoy me more than ‘hard working people’ – and few that we hear more in the current political climate. There are so many things wrong with it that it’s hard to know where to start…” As the Conservative Party gathers in Manchester, Paul Bernal takes issue with their conference theme.

Originally posted on Paul Bernal's Blog
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Labour Conference

Tales from the party conferences: “Britain can do better” – but can Labour?

Post by Chris Sherwood - September 29th 2013 in
  • Politics

In the second of a three-part series, Guerilla Policy goes to the party conferences to examine the political class up-close. Here we look at Labour Conference and the claim that ‘Britain can do better’ - but can Labour?

Originally posted on Guerilla Policy
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Framing politics

The bedroom tax: A triumph of framing

Post by Emma Burnell - September 27th 2013 in
  • Housing
  • Politics

“The success of the framing of the Bedroom Tax should give Labour great cheer that it is possible to win seemingly unpopular battles. Applied well and on the right issues we are capable of moving the agenda and the electorate.” Emma Burnell takes heart from Labour’s success in framing the Bedroom Tax as a regressive policy.

Originally posted on Scarlet Standard
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Miliband’s housing promises reflect an escalating crisis

Post by Alex Marsh - September 27th 2013 in
  • Housing
  • Politics

“At the very least Miliband’s speech suggests Labour is taking the housing problem seriously. He has grasped that the current suite of policies is inadequate for the task. Something more substantial is required.” Alex Marsh reflects on what Ed Miliband’s speech at Labour Conference means for housing.

Originally posted on Alex's Archives
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Frontline Friday 27th September 2013: Our favourite frontline blogs this week

Post by Chris Sherwood - September 27th 2013 in
  • Politics

Here’s our list of ten frontline blogs we’ve particularly liked from the week of 23rd September 2013 – from local authority cuts, supporting families to the bedroom tax and Labour Party conference.

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Chris Huhne

Chris Huhne, rehabilitated. Too bad for everyone else.

Post by Kate Belgrave - September 24th 2013 in
  • Politics
  • Welfare

“The appearance of Chris Huhne’s weekly column is now a serious irritation. He is a crook, a liar and a cheat. His greatest talent is blaming others for all of that.” Kate Belgrave shares a few thoughts on the return of Chris Huhne and a few people she has met who’d love to be welcomed into genteel society as well, but never will be.

Originally posted on Kate Belgrave
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School gates

Twigg and hardworking families

Post by Michael Merrick - September 23rd 2013 in
  • Education
  • Politics

“A Tory Education Secretary that wishes to further nationalise parenting sharing an analysis and a proposed solution with a Labour shadow Education Secretary that wants to put the demands of market over the demands of loved ones.” Michael Merrick reviews Stephen Twigg and Michael Gove’s approach to family policy.

Originally posted on Outside In
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Liberal Democrat conference

‘roots against the machine

Post by Alex Marsh - September 23rd 2013 in
  • Politics

“Nick Clegg may have won this battle. But the victory may well prove pyrrhic. He risks losing the war. Or, rather, he will very likely succeed in shaping the party in his own image, but he will then find that – rather like Spinal Tap – its appeal is becoming rather more selective.” Alex Marsh reviews policy making at this year’s Lib Dem Conference.

Originally posted on Alex's Archives
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Troubled families

Arbitrary lines, short-term approaches and small statistical gains

Post by Stephen Crossley - September 22nd 2013 in
  • Politics
  • Young people

“We might deduce from the above that, if these families lives have been ’turned round’ then tackling the poverty which is likely to affect many of them is simply not even a goal anymore.” Stephen Crossley considers whether the Coalition’s Troubled Families agenda will reduce child poverty.

Originally posted on North East Child Poverty Commission
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Labour Conference

10 things I want to hear at the Labour Conference

Post by Paul Bernal - September 21st 2013 in
  • Politics

“That time of year is coming when once again I dare to hope that Labour will become I party I can support again. It’s a hope that is pretty forlorn, and has been for many years, but I seem to be unable to stop myself from dreaming of the possibilities.” Paul Bernal sets out 10 things that he hopes to hear at Labour Conference.

Originally posted on Paul Bernal's Blog
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Lib Dem or Coalition Party?

Tales from the party conferences: The Liberal Democrats (or is it the Coalition Party?)

Post by Chris Sherwood - September 21st 2013 in
  • Politics
  • Uncategorized

In the first of a three-part series, Guerilla Policy goes to the party conferences to examine the political class up-close. First, the Liberal Democrats - and the question of ‘whose conference is it anyway?’

Originally posted on Guerilla Policy
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Incognito

Incognito

Post by Canis Lupus PC - September 20th 2013 in
  • Policing
  • Politics
  • Uncategorized

“I could also obviously deny I am a Police Officer or tell people who doubt me that they’re correct but then that would mean I would struggle to engage or contribute freely with Police related discussions or debates and it would soon become apparent that I was lying, so for now, I remain anonymous.” Snapper explains why he blogs and tweets incognito.

Originally posted on The Thoughts of @CanisLupusPC
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Frontline Friday 20th September 2013: Our favourite frontline blogs this week

Post by Michael Harris - September 20th 2013 in
  • Politics

Here’s our list of ten frontline blogs we’ve particularly liked from the week of 16th September 2013 – from the question of what are the Lib Dems for, to education and welfare reform, and the outsourcing of probation services.

Originally posted on Guerilla Policy
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Lib Dem Conference

What are the Lib Dems for?

Post by Jane Carnall - September 19th 2013 in
  • Politics

“For about fifty years, until Nick Clegg agreed to a coalition with the Conservatives, probably most people would have agreed that LibDems or Liberals, the third party in UK politics, were “for” providing an alternative to Labour or the Conservatives…” Jane Carnall poses the question what are the Lib Dems for in an era of coalition politics?

Originally posted on Edinburgh Eye
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Zero hours contracts

Councils using zero hours, casual staff and the work programme

Post by Kate Belgrave - September 15th 2013 in
  • Local government
  • Politics
  • Welfare

“This post lists the results of an FOI I recently sent to councils to get a rough idea of how many people councils employed on zero hours contracts or zero hours-type working arrangements and how many councils were using the work programme.” Kate Belgrave investigates the increasing use of zero-hours and casual work contracts in local authorities.

Originally posted on Kate Belgrave
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Electronic tagging

Capita, Serco, G4S, government and the rise and rise of electronic tagging

Post by Kate Belgrave - September 13th 2013 in
  • Justice
  • Politics
  • Social care

“It seems that Capita has positioned itself (with three other companies) to take over the dire electronic tagging system run by Serco and G4S for the Ministry of Justice. By “dire,” I mean “very likely fraudulent”…” Kate Belgrave is concerned about Capita’s expansion into the electronic tagging market.

Originally posted on Kate Belgrave
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