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Archive: Comment And Analysis
The Week in Westminster March 18th - 22nd 2013
The week in Westminster March 18th - 22nd 2013.
The Week in Westminster: 11-15 March 2013
The Week in Westminster: 11-15 February 2013
The Week in Westminster: 4-8 February 2013
The Political Week Online
Michael Fabricant. Prince Philip. George Galloway. Boris Johnson. Tony Blair. Goats. And onions.
The Week in Westminster: 11-15 February 2013
Plan for the next week in politics with our Westminster guide.
The Political Week Online
With Chris Huhne disgraced and his seat up for grabs, will the controversial Conservative candidate win the seat from the Lib Dems? Or will they be able to hang on to the constituency?
The Week in Westminster: 4-8 February 2013
Plan for the next week in politics with our Westminster guide.
The Political Week Online: Nick Clegg makes us laugh
Nick Clegg makes us laugh. At him. But it's a start.
The Political Week Online: Scrooges vs Scroungers?
BREAKING: Labour have a policy. A whole one. Not a mouldy one they've peeled out from the bottom pages of an old manifesto and shoved into the microwave, or an indignant criticism of a Conservative policy.
Comment: The Budget was a terrible blow for the environment
Wednesday's Budget from George Osborne was the worst for the environment in recent memory.
Comment: We don't need the 50p rate OR the mansion tax
Ahead of the Budget later this month there is much discussion about how we make the rich pay more tax. Vince Cable has now suggested that he would trade the 50p income tax rate for a mansion tax. But we shouldn't feel constrained to a choice between two awful ideas.
Comment: Trident would make the UK weaker
There is a real paradox in investing at least £25 billion in Trident when the rationale for it melted away two decades ago.
Comment: Growth and quality of life begin at home
The Chancellor’s budget provides the Coalition with a golden opportunity to lay out its plans for growth.
Comment: The Blair government created an alcohol monster
It is probably right to 'call time' on 'Binge Britain' and time to take up policies like Scotland's, which are based on a more nuanced understanding of the problems and benefits of drink.
Comment: We're just kicking the Greek can down the road
Bankruptcy would be an opportunity for Greece to purge its economy - but few anticipate such a rosy outcome.
Comment: Assad's brutality demands an effective embargo
A full economic embargo of Syria would bring the situation to a head, and prevent the Syrian people's suffering being prolonged.
Comment: Cutting executive salaries can save investigative journalism
Investigative journalism plays an important role in democracy – this was the starting point, and the conclusion, of the House of Lords Communications committee’s inquiry into the future of investigative journalism.
Comment: If you want to reduce drinking, make it more common
David Cameron has noticed binge drinking is "one of the scandals of our society" and is "determined to deal with it" - what took him so long?
Ucas: Applying next year is still a good option for A-level students
Mary Curnock Cook, chief executive of the University and College Admissions Service (Ucas), offers encouragement to students who miss out this year in an Independent interview in early August:
Andy Burnham: Govt must not create a lost generation by betraying A-level students
Andy Burnham, Labour's shadow education secretary, calls on the government not to betray trust of young people and create a "lost generation":
UCU: Govt should look again at increasing number of funded university places
Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary, points to dangers for A-level students who miss out on university places:
FutureYou: New tactics needed on careers advice for young people
Patrick Gifford, FutureYou programme manager, criticises current careers advice provisions for young people:
Comment: The state pension age rise is unfair
The acceleration of the increase in the state pension age will disproportionately hit those on lower incomes.
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